Got time for a prayer today?
I am asking you to focus your thoughts and your prayers on a courtroom in Fargo, North Dakota, at 1:30 PM Central Time today.
The case of Mevludin Hidanovic came to our attention over a year ago. Mevludin is a Bosnian who was wrongly identified as the instigator of a fight in an amusement park, and subsequently wrongly convicted. Because of this conviction, he now faces deportation...something that would split up a beautiful family, because his wife and children are American citizens.
HFP's involvement early on was to assist in obtaining media coverage, and we were quite successful.
But nothing was successful in the courts, all the way up to the Supreme Court of North Dakota.
And yet, we thank God for attorney David J. Chapman, who never gave up. Recently, he persuaded the state to consider a new trial for Mr. Hidanovic, based on ineffective counsel.
Again, HFP got involved. We found one of the leading eyewitness identification experts in the country to assist attorney Chapmen. Solomon Fulero insists that cross-racial identification of witnesses is highly inaccurate.
Our dear friend Chanda Hidanovic has spent thousands of dollars on this case. You may read her story in an earlier blog entry here.
Finally, this afternoon, the court will decide whether there will be a new trial. Attorney Chapman has told HFP that he feels very confident, going into the hearing. I told him that, at 1:30 PM Central, we would have a battery of wonderful people upholding him and the case with prayer! And at the same time we promise to remember the Hidanovic family.
We will keep you posted.
Thank you for remembering those in prison as if you were together with them in prison (Hebrews 13:3)!
The case of Mevludin Hidanovic came to our attention over a year ago. Mevludin is a Bosnian who was wrongly identified as the instigator of a fight in an amusement park, and subsequently wrongly convicted. Because of this conviction, he now faces deportation...something that would split up a beautiful family, because his wife and children are American citizens.
HFP's involvement early on was to assist in obtaining media coverage, and we were quite successful.
But nothing was successful in the courts, all the way up to the Supreme Court of North Dakota.
And yet, we thank God for attorney David J. Chapman, who never gave up. Recently, he persuaded the state to consider a new trial for Mr. Hidanovic, based on ineffective counsel.
Again, HFP got involved. We found one of the leading eyewitness identification experts in the country to assist attorney Chapmen. Solomon Fulero insists that cross-racial identification of witnesses is highly inaccurate.
Our dear friend Chanda Hidanovic has spent thousands of dollars on this case. You may read her story in an earlier blog entry here.
Finally, this afternoon, the court will decide whether there will be a new trial. Attorney Chapman has told HFP that he feels very confident, going into the hearing. I told him that, at 1:30 PM Central, we would have a battery of wonderful people upholding him and the case with prayer! And at the same time we promise to remember the Hidanovic family.
We will keep you posted.
Thank you for remembering those in prison as if you were together with them in prison (Hebrews 13:3)!
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