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The following is a statement from the Smith family:

"We have read the book by Craig Key, the judge who decided to give Kelsey back to Raye Dawn, we respect him and confirm that his book is a factual account of the events. Regardless of the claims of the paternal family, we would never promote or approve of anyone using Kelsey to 'line their pockets.' That IS NOT the intention of Mr. Key's book." Find out more at http://judgekey.com.

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Warning: The following links contain some articles which have been biased by the media and others, and there are blurbs of hatred spread throughout many forums and blogs. Raye Dawn has yet to give her full version of this case to any member of the media. The court notes found on one news channels' site are not a complete transcript of Raye's trial.

NewsOK.com's timeline of this case - http://newsok.com/news/kelsey

Wikipedia describes a wrongful conviction as:

A miscarriage of justice is primarily the conviction and punishment of a person for a crime that he or she did not commit. The term can also be applied to errors in the other direction — "errors of impunity" — and to civil cases, but those usages are rarer, though the occurrences appear to be much more common. Most criminal justice systems have some means to overturn, or "quash", a wrongful conviction, but this is often difficult to achieve. The most serious instances occur when a wrongful conviction is not overturned for several years, or until after the innocent person has been executed or died in jail.

"Miscarriage of justice" is sometimes synonymous with wrongful conviction, referring to a conviction reached in an unfair or disputed trial. Wrongful convictions are frequently cited by death penalty opponents as cause to eliminate death penalties to avoid executing innocent persons. In recent years DNA evidence has been used to clear many people falsely convicted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscarriage_of_justice

Local channels (Oklahoma City channels only, not including Tulsa and other areas) reported 910 times on this case from October, 2005 to April, 2007. During that same time period, the Daily Oklahoman published 59 articles and the Shawnee News-Star published 62; all of these stories were about Kelsey. With the media, billboards, buttons, bumper stickers, and the only side of the story being told from Kelsey's father's family, is there any way possible for Raye Dawn to receive a fair trial in the county next door to her home county? Why bother to change venues?

The jurors in Raye Dawn's trial said they had not seen anything on the case. Following are links to just a few stories out of Tulsa, their viewing area:

This link is to a Tulsa news station with five pages of stories done on this case - http://www.ktul.com/search.hrb?s=ns&k=kelsey+briggs

This link is to a Tulsa news station with three pages of stories done on this case - http://www.kotv.com/search/?cx=008091366339741990321%3Ay30wq5lt8ha&cof=FORID%3A9&q=kelsey+smith-briggs#912

Raye Dawn is not the only one who has been wrongfully convicted. Here are some helpful links:

Northwestern University School of Law's Center on Wrongful Convictions

http://www.law.northwestern.edu/wrongfulconvictions/

University of Miami, The Wrongful Conviction Project http://www.wrongfulconvictions.com/

The Injustice Line http://www.injusticeline.com/Linkx.html#injustice

To Request Assistance - http://www.law.northwestern.edu/depts/clinic/wrongful/newcases.htm or

http://www.injusticeline.com/Linkx.html#injustice

More wrongful convictions - http://sun.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/wrong/wrong.html