Allegations:
Robinson was acquitted of a murder charge after three years in jail when a judge determined that police had lied to a grand jury about Robinson's confession. The case began when Robinson was arrested in September 2004 for domestic battery. While in custody, Officers Humphrey and Boock repeatedly questioned him about a murder three years earlier. Police beat, whipped and threatened Robinson to make him confess, but Robinson repeatedly denied involvement and asked for a lawyer. Robinson was in police custody for three days. Humphrey said Robinson confessed, but there was no record to support the claim. Boock repeated Humphrey's claim about the confession to a grand jury, which indicted Robinson for the murder. The officers' testimony was the only evidence against him. The officers also repeatedly denied beating Robinson, even though photographs showed Robinson's injuries. While Robinson was in jail, Humphrey called Robinson's wife, attempting to date her. During one of these conversations, Humphrey told her that the officers lied to the grand jury. A judge acquitted Robinson of the murder charge in October 2007.