WileyCoyote
Active Member
Wrong man executed.
http://news.yahoo.com/wrong-man-executed-texas-probe-says-051125159.html
Since DNA testing of archived evidence began sometime in the 1990s, about 290 convicted men who were serving long or life sentences, or on death row, have been proven innocent and released. Many of these men had been in prison for 20 or more years.
No doubt that many more innocents are in prison right now.
Most of these people were convicted based upon eye witness testimony, which was once thought to be reliable testimony, but has been proven to be very unreliable.
Over-zealous prosecutors who want to build a reputation of being tough on crime so they can move into politics later in life?
http://news.yahoo.com/wrong-man-executed-texas-probe-says-051125159.html
Since DNA testing of archived evidence began sometime in the 1990s, about 290 convicted men who were serving long or life sentences, or on death row, have been proven innocent and released. Many of these men had been in prison for 20 or more years.
No doubt that many more innocents are in prison right now.
Most of these people were convicted based upon eye witness testimony, which was once thought to be reliable testimony, but has been proven to be very unreliable.
Over-zealous prosecutors who want to build a reputation of being tough on crime so they can move into politics later in life?