Q: I spent over 10 years in jail because someone lied about me. I now have a witness of an admittance of perjury.
My sister accused me of touching her sexually. I did not do it. I was a minor at the time. I Did not have any family come to my defense. I was young and unknowing what was going on. The only evidence was my sisters testimony. A story she had heard her older sister telling for years about what our step dad was doing to her. I was adjudicated as a minor to stay in Oregon Youth Authority custody till I was 25 years of age. I was 15 years old at the time.
Many years later this sister confessed to her older sister that she lied and that I never touched or or anything at all.
I cant communicate to my youngest sister who made the accusation. She fears retribution from me for lieing and putting me in jail for so long. I have no intention of getting retribution. I just want my life back.
A: If you cannot afford to hire a private attorney, you should contact the Innocence Project, The ACLU, or the Southern Poverty Law Center. This might entitle you to some post conviction relief.
A: As a general rule you have 2 years to file post conviction relief. however, that procedural hurdle can be overcome by the discovery of exculpatory evidence. So, you may be in luck and able to litigate an otherwise untimely PCR application.
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