Man alleges Detroit police framed him for 1992 slaying
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}This undated photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows Desmond Ricks. With help from law students, the man in prison since 1992 is making a remarkable claim. He said Detroit police framed him for a murder with bullets that didn't come from the victim. Ricks and the Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school are asking a judge to reopen the case. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP) (The Associated Press)
With help from law students, a Michigan man in prison since 1992 is making a remarkable claim. He says Detroit police framed him for a murder with bullets that didn't come from the victim.
Desmond Ricks and the Innocence Clinic at University of Michigan law school are asking a judge to reopen the case. They want evidence still in police storage to be retested. They also want Ricks' second-degree murder conviction to be thrown out.
Ricks and the law school have a key expert on their side. David Townshend says bullets in police custody weren't the ones he inspected back in 1992. His testimony 25 years ago helped convict Ricks.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The prosecutor's office is dismissing the new arguments as "ingeniously imaginative."