"I think it ended an era of innocence in this country, " Allen said.

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Because when he sees the request of someone who confessed to a crime now claiming innocence, Romney can think back to this issue and realize that the confession might well have been a false memory.

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And I think were some states - I think it was Virginia, in fact, that said new evidence, fresh evidence of innocence, is not acceptable.

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