Armed robber ( with a BB gun ) was never told to report to prison
ST. LOUIS (AP) — After he was convicted of armed robbery in 2000, Cornealious Anderson was sentenced to 13 years behind bars and told to await instructions on when and where to report to prison. But those instructions never came.
So Anderson didn't report. He spent the next 13 years turning his life around — getting married, raising three kids, learning a trade. He made no effort to conceal his identity or whereabouts. Anderson paid taxes and traffic tickets, renewed his driver's license and registered his businesses.
Not until last year did the Missouri Department of Corrections discover the clerical error that kept him free. Now he's fighting for release, saying authorities missed their chance to incarcerate him.
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http://news.yahoo.com/armed-robber-never-told-report-prison-195146743.html
My take on this is that they missed the chance to incarcerate this person. They should void his conviction. What good for the goose is good for the gander.
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He did what he was supposed to--he sat and waited for instructions. And they never came. He didn't change his name. He didn't flee. He turned his life around.
He deserves a pardon.
