Rightawrong, please don't take offense to this. I'm trying to help you with your frustration.

More and more I'm seeing people believe that there has to be scientific evidence to convict someone. Nothing could be further from the truth. I don't know if it's because people now watch shows such as CSI or what, but I'm seeing it.

The simple truth is that there doesn't have to be any scientific evidence such as hairs, DNA, signs of struggle, semen, and so on to get a valid conviction.

A person can be rightly convicted on testimony of a witness or two, or even just upon belief of a jury. If a jury believes "beyond a reasonable doubt" that someone is guilty, he is found guilty. It simply comes down to what a jury believes after seeing and hearing what evidence is presented. Testimony alone is powerful evidence.

Your person was before a jury which believed he was guilty. An appellate court reviewed the case and found no wrongdoing on the part of the court. He is therefore convicted and serving time.

Unless you find brand new and conclusive evidence which wasn't available at the time of the trial such as DNA, you aren't going to get this case overturned.

You asked why Mr. Knowitall is biased. He isn't. He's trying to explain some things about the law to you. You wrote a sentence which repeatedly had "no" in bold, but it was about scientific evidence which wasn't required.

The role of a jury is to weigh the evidence including the circumstances and the testimony, consider that evidence which is before it, and take a vote. In this case I believe it took 100% of 12 people to agree that the evidence as presented proved guilty. Again, the appellate court found no errors by the court.

As someone said, you would do best by sending money for his commissary account, visiting him if possible, and make the best you can out of the clear fact that he's doing his time.

I feel for you. I feel your hurt. I wish we had a magic wand but you are being told the truth. Your peace, if you can find any, will come from accepting the way things are and perhaps offering personal support in the form of staying in contact and providing some commissary money.

The best to you and your family.