Here’s an article about a strange exoneration unfolding in Virginia. The article mentions a couple of unusual twists. First, the admitted false accuser has been charged with perjury for her false claims against an innocent man. Second, although no one seems to dispute that the David Montgomery is innocent, the AG of Virginia is appealing his exoneration on the ground that the trial didn’t have jurisdiction to exonerate him.
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The mother of Johnathon Montgomery, the innocent man that the AG is refusing to release, has created a petition on Change.org demanding her son’s release: https://www.change.org/petitions/attorney-general-cuccinelli-release-johnathon-montgomery-an-innocent-man