Why Anthony Ray Hinton Took His Case to the U.S. Supreme Court | SuperSoul Conversations | OWN — Transcript

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1. 0:00At that point though, were you ready to give up--
2. 0:02because once you've got the ballistics experts,
3. 0:04you've got the new FBI, and it's almost, what?
4. 0:07It's over 20 years later.
5. 0:09They find the gun.
6. 0:11First, they lost the gun, then accused Bryan
7. 0:12Stevenson of stealing the gun--
8. 0:14they find the gun, and they realize,
9. 0:17beyond a shadow of a doubt, those bullets could
10. 0:20not have come from the gun.
11. 0:22And that the whole thing was a sham.
12. 0:24Yes.
13. 0:25They still refuse to reopen the case?
14. 0:27And it took the United States Supreme Court--
15. 0:31I never will forget, he came down to the prison,
16. 0:34and he said, Ray the judges in Alabama
17. 0:37is not going to do the right thing.
18. 0:40And he said, we'll have to take this case to the United
19. 0:42States Supreme Court.
20. 0:44But he said, I need to tell you something.
21. 0:47And he said, if they rule against you,
22. 0:52the state of Alabama will execute you within two years.
23. 0:57And believe it or not, hearing it was somewhat of a relief.
24. 1:02Because it could be over.
25. 1:04I was tired of sitting. I was tired of--
26. 1:05OPRAH WINFREY: Yeah.
27. 1:06--being in this cage.
28. 1:08And I said, Mr. Stevenson, file my case.