"Free, But Not Really Free"
Clip: Season 2011 Episode 11 | 1m 19s
Shirley Ree Smith tells correspondent A.C. Thompson what it's like to live in legal limbo.
Fifteen years ago, Shirley Ree Smith was convicted of shaking her grandson to death, but the facts were murky and she always maintained she's innocent. Her conviction was overturned, but then reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court. She tells FRONTLINE correspondent A.C. Thompson what it's like to live in legal limbo.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding...
"Free, But Not Really Free"
Clip: Season 2011 Episode 11 | 1m 19s
Fifteen years ago, Shirley Ree Smith was convicted of shaking her grandson to death, but the facts were murky and she always maintained she's innocent. Her conviction was overturned, but then reinstated by the U.S. Supreme Court. She tells FRONTLINE correspondent A.C. Thompson what it's like to live in legal limbo.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch FRONTLINE
FRONTLINE is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Buy Now
"Who Am I, Then?"
Explore this interactive that tells the stories of over a dozen Korean adoptees as they search for the truth about their origins — a collaboration between FRONTLINE and The Associated Press.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Clip: S2011 Ep11 | 55s | Shirley's reaction when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction (55s)
Clip: S2011 Ep11 | 1m 19s | Shirley Ree Smith reacts to new doubts from the coroner's office on the autopsy evidence. (1m 19s)
Clip: S2011 Ep11 | 2m 15s | After almost a decade behind bars, Ernie Lopez arrives at his home in Texas. (2m 15s)
Clip: S2011 Ep11 | 1m 47s | Ernie Lopez walks out of prison a month after a Texas court threw out his conviction. (1m 47s)
Clip: S2011 Ep11 | 1m 30s | Thoughts on freedom - and another impending trial - from Ernie Lopez. (1m 30s)
Clip: S2011 Ep11 | 32m | What happens when a child dies under suspicious circumstances? Abuse is often suspected... (32m)
Preview: S2011 Ep11 | 30s | Coming June 28: FRONTLINE, ProPublica and NPR examine pediatric forensics. (30s)
Clip: S2011 Ep11 | 17m 57s | For-profit colleges promise veterans a high-quality degree. But do they deliver? (17m 57s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Support for PBS provided by:
Funding for FRONTLINE is provided through the support of PBS viewers and by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Major funding for FRONTLINE is provided by the Ford Foundation. Additional funding...