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Imagine yourself awakening to a phone call that would change your life. No, you did not hit the lottery. You've been charged with a crime you did not commit, that had allegedly occured months before. No evidence is presented or ever found, no witnesses can confirm-and yet one person's word condemns you for a lifetime. Not possible in the "Land of the free?" The increasing number of news stories about wrongly accused people, and his own personal experience, has prompted one Waterford, Michigan native to write a book on the subject.
Just released, A Motion For Innocence by Shaun Webb, takes the reader on an emotional rollercoaster ride as the main character, Sean West, suffers a false allegation. The impact it has on his life and family, from court to trial and subsequent incarceration, as well as the future implications are all part of this riveting book. Webb hopes to shed some light on the increasing number of people who are being accused and convicted on circumstantial evidence. "I naively thought that the systems purpose was to protect its citizens and seek justice. I found that the driving force behind the system is convictions. Reality is shaped to that end. Seeking the truth is hardly a consideration."
The book is a fiction, based on Webb's life experience and those of several other people he interviewed during the books development. North Carolina resident Sandra Barnhart was captivated by the novel: "If you think it can't happen to you, you've got to read this book!"
A Motion For Innocence is currently available at www.authorhouse.com/Bookstore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=71847, www.amazon.com, Borders and Barnes & Noble on-line.