Author: Stanley Bolten
Brian D. Hill, formerly of USWGO Alternative News has a second oral argument before the Supreme Court of Virginia. He argued before the Supreme Court of Virginia in December 1, 2020, also arguing the actual innocence exception. This is the second time Brian has made oral argument about his legal right to prove actual innocence to a crime he was accused of. This is regarding his actual innocence to his state conviction in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He argues that he should not be procedurally barred from being allowed to prove actual innocence in a Petition for the Writ of Actual Innocence. He argued that if he can prove his actual innocence, he should be allowed to prove that. That anybody procedurally barred from proving actual innocence to a criminal charge by a state court contradicts U.S. Supreme Court precedent regarding the fundamental miscarriage of justice exception.
Transcript of proceedings is now available: Transcript-SCV-hearing-8-31-2022-pro-se-Hill-v-commonwealth.pdf
Panel oral argument hearing at Supreme Court of Virginia. Oral argument around 2:00PM. 32 to 33 minutes into the argument, Brian D. Hill spoke at oral argument about his actual innocence and that he should be allowed to prove actual innocence, and not be barred due to procedural defaults. Case no. 220186.
It is also uploaded at Internet Archive with the volume increased higher than the YouTube upload.
The brief which was filed with the Supreme court of Virginia can be accessed at the following documents:
Petition-Appeal-Mar-23-2022-USWGO.pdf – Petition for appeal, oral argument based on this appeal
Digital Records System – Print.pdf – Filing in Supreme Court of Virginia VACES system. Printed and documents filed by Roberta Hill
It looks like Brian has a 50/50 chance of this petition being granted. Where We Go One We Go All
Also the non-split video recording of the live stream from the Supreme Court of Virginia: https://archive.org/details/recording-scv-courtroom-panel-8-31-2022
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