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Episode 17: Home After almost 23 years, Curtis Flowers is no longer behind bars. For his family, it's a long-awaited reunion. But not everyone in Winona is happy.Our reporters take the temperature of the town and go out in search of Doug Evans. ▻ Listen now  Analysis: What Loper's about-face means for the case Judge Joey Loper presided over Flowers' last two trials and frequently sided with the prosecution in his rulings.But at Flowers' hearing on Dec. 16, Loper seemed to be seeing the case anew. In granting bail, Loper said the evidence against Flowers was too thin to continue to keep him locked up and lashed District Attorney Doug Evans for his handling of the case. Unlike the Supreme Court's ruling, which focused on constitutional issues unrelated to Flowers' guilt or innocence, Loper's was hitched directly to the facts of the case. His searing critique of the evidence foreshadowed an existential crisis that will plague any prosecution ahead. ▻ Read the story |