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Stand With Eric

Goal$3,000 USD
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Fundraiser created byKristina Pendland

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Stand With Eric

Help Us Take His Case to the Next Critical Phase I am holding everything together on my own while fighting to bring my husband, Eric, home from prison. He has already lost 7 years of his life for something he didn’t do. And while he’s been fighting from behind bars… everything here has been falling apart. In November, I was injured and lost my career I worked so hard to build. Overnight, everything I had built was gone. Now I do whatever I can just to keep us going. I paint houses during the day. I DoorDash when I can. Then I come home to three kids who rely on me for everything. And when the day finally ends… I don’t get to rest. That’s when the real fight begins. I sit down, exhausted, and keep fighting for my husband—because if I don’t, no one else will. I read through records I was never meant to understand. I am trying to teach myself a legal system I was never prepared for. I email attorneys over and over, asking for help—hoping someone will answer. I reach out to medical experts, asking them to look at his case and see what was missed. Most ask for $4,000–$5,000 just to review it—something I cannot afford. But through persistence, I found two experts with incredible compassion who reviewed his case and provided reports free of charge—allowing me to reach this critical point. I keep going. Because I don’t have a choice. This is what my life has become—working just to stay afloat, while fighting to prove the man I love is innocent. And no matter how hard I push, I cannot do the one thing that matters most. I cannot afford the attorney we need to bring him back into court. Without help, he will serve the rest of his 11-year sentence—not because the truth has been fully heard, but because we cannot afford the legal fight to present it. Key Issues Supporting Eric’s Innocence • Medical evidence used to convict was incomplete and misinterpreted • A board-certified physician, Dr. Michael Laposata, concluded it is impossible to determine abuse from the medical findings and identified a natural medical cause instead • The diagnosis of abuse was made without fully considering alternative medical explanations • Critical medical evidence was not clearly presented to the jury • The defense was limited in fully challenging key testimony Across the country, cases involving Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) are being re-examined as wrongful convictions come to light. For every case that gains attention, many more remain unheard. We are at a critical point. There is evidence that could change everything—but without an attorney, we have no way to bring it back into court. And time is still being taken. $3,000 stands between us and the next step in his case. Every dollar goes directly to legal fees. Seven years have already been taken. I am fighting for the chance to give his children their father back—before any more time is gone. If you can help, you’re helping us keep this fight alive. If you can’t donate, please share—one share could change everything. And if nothing else, please keep us in your prayers. We can’t do this alone. $3,000 stands between us and the next step in his case. Every dollar goes directly to legal fees.

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