Defense counsel Ron Murphy says former client Ryan Smart, 22, was convicted in West Hartford's conspiracy to commit second-degree assault, a crime he didn't commit. Murphy took over Smart's defense after his conviction and won Smart's release from prison the old-fashioned way: He tracked down a man who admitted to a Hartford stabbing for which Smart also was charged. That admission ultimately led to Smart's release after 142 days in prison.
June 28, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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“That’s why I went to law school,” says defense counsel Ron Murphy, displaying a Christmas card he received from Ryan Smart.
“Thank you for everything you’ve done for me and my family,” Smart wrote. “If it wasn’t for you and all your hard work I wouldn’t have been here for the holidays.”
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