Where was the attorney born who defended the accused who was intially regarded as a hero?
Richard Jewell Richard Allensworth Jewell (born Richard White; December 17, 1962 – August 29, 2007) was an American police officer and security guard. While working as a security guard for AT&T, he became known in connection with the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Discovering a backpack filled with three pipe bombs on the park grounds, Jewell alerted police and helped to evacuate the area before the bomb exploded, saving many people from injury or death. Initially hailed by the media as a hero, Jewell was later considered a suspect. Jewell's case is considered an example of the damage that can be done by reporting based on unreliable or incomplete information.
Justice on Trial, Inc. Justice on Trial, Inc. was established in April 2002. It is a non-profit advocacy organization for the wrongfully accused. The organization's motto is former U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Louis D. Brandeis' quote,""Sunshine is the best disinfectant,"" since the organization concentrates on providing the media with information on cases it handles in the hopes of exposing prosecutorial malfeasance and other corruption in the U.S. justice system. Since the advocacy's inception, it has assisted many defendants and, in 2004, was instrumental in the dismissal of the charges against Michael F. Goodwin who had been charged by the Orange County District Attorney, Tony Rackauckas, with orchestrating the 1988 murders of Mickey and Trudy Thompson in Bradbury, Los Angeles County, California.