Trial and Error
The Outcry for Justice in the Dennis Dechaine Case
HEARING ENDS, DELIBERATIONS START
The hearing to determine if Maine native Dennis Dechaine will get a retrial ended late Friday afternoon, April 19th. The state and the defense now will supplement their oral arguments with written filings before the judge makes his decision. The process is expected to take up to three months. Dennis is serving a life sentence for a 1988 murder, despite scientific evidence showing his innocence. Recent DNA testing prompted the judge to order the hearing. Although Dennis’s lawyers, John Nale and Stuart Tisdale, are working for free, we still need to cover many expenses. Trial and Error is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization seeking justice for Dennis, and all financial donations are tax-deductible. If you’d like to help, please send a check to Trial and Error, P.O. Box 153, Madawaska Maine 04756, or click on the link below. Thank you!
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Read the Book
Human Sacrifice: On the Altar of Injustice
High-quality soft-cover edition, 418 pages,
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I would encourage everyone to pick up a copy of Liberty’s Prison: The Inmate’s Son Who Radically Reformed an American Prison. The book features the life and career of Maine’s Commissioner of Corrections Randall “Randy” Liberty and includes interviews with several men who are currently incarcerated at the Maine State Prison. Although the author uses pseudonyms, I’m certain that the man named “John” is Dennis. This book gives us a glimpse into “John’s” life behind bars, an opportunity to learn about all of the good he is doing for the benefit of his fellow inmates. No one who knows Dennis will be the least bit surprised!