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A man languages in their prison cell in South Carolina due to a law passed to protect people

just like him.

If his trial had taken place before 1982 or in almost any other state, he would be a free

man.

In 1992, the Supreme Court of South Carolina made a change to an evidentiary principle that

had been applied in the Palmetto State for centuries.

It was that change that led to a man by the name of Jamara Huggins from Conway South Carolina

being convicted in 2013 of three felonies and sentenced to a total of 40 years incarceration.

It was a conviction that seemingly shocked everyone in the courtroom.

Huggins, his family, both attorneys, even the judge.

Arguably there was no evidence to support this conviction, and in fact, Huggins could have

taken a plea deal that would have led to no time in prison.

Instead, Huggins sits in a prison cell in South Carolina and waits.

So does his family.

Here's Jamara, sister to nature, describing the effect of what the family believes to be

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