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>> we were able to prove beyond any doubt that, in fact, a reward was promised and paid and that the prosecutors failed to disclose it, and yet despite that, the judge said there was enough other evidence of johns guilt that the reward issue would not have made a difference. >> michael and gordon appealed the decision to the u.s. district court, the fifth circuit court of appeals and finally the u.s. supreme court. they all denied the appeal. >> matters became desperate. now we had no more appea...

In reward money immediately after the trial, and told by the police not to mention the payment of the reward to anybody. >> perkins saying he received $10,000 to receive this. >> the jury would have thought different about that. >> they wouldnt even count his testimony. >> gordon and michael filed their appeal in june of 1989, after five years offinally agre their case. >> we able to prove without any doubt that a reward was promised and paid and the prosecutors failed to disclose it, and despit...

>> the jury would have thought different about that. they wouldnt have even counted his testimony. >> gordon and michael filed their appeal in june of 1989 after five years of waiting, the court finally agreed to hear their case. >> we were able to prove beyond any doubt that in fact a reward was promised and paid, and that the prosecutors failed to disclose it. and yet despite that the judge said there was enough other evidence of johns guilt that the reward issue would not have made a differen...

Different about that. they wouldnt have even counted his testimony. >> gordon and michael filed their appeal in june of 1989 after five years of waiting, the court finally agreed to hear their case. >> we were able to prove beyond any doubt that in fact a reward was promised and paid, and that the prosecutors failed to disclose it. and yet despite that the judge said there was enough other evidence of johns guilt that the reward issue would not have made a difference. >> michael and gordon appea...

>> the jury would have thought different about that. >> they would not even have listened to his testimony. >> gordon and michael filed their appeal in june of 1989. after five years of waiting the court finally agreed to hear their case. >> we were able to prove beyond any doubt that in fact a reward was promised and paid. and that the prosecutors failed to disclose it. yet despite that, the judge said there was enough other evidence of johns guilt that the reward issue would not have made a di...