Man released from California prison after 38 years following DNA test

Another reason against the death penalty is that studies have also shown that jurors are also less likely to convict knowing the accused would be executed.

Could you imagine having that kind of power responsibility on you.
 
Laughing said:
The death penalty is about revenge not justice. The dna treating was denied because the da is an elected position and he would become unelectable of he released someone who was convicted, even if it was wrongfully done so.

Pick the bones out of the judiciary being political
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We've got an ex bobby as PCC, and it doesn't look like he's been very honest either.

Strangely enough though, there hasn't been as much about him in the press and on here as there was about the last PCC, I wonder why that is?
 
They had their conviction, whether or not he actually did it became irrelevant to them.

That the DA then refused his request to have the DNA tested is due to the above. There will be many cases like this is the US with the majority of those being from the minority communities. Shocking.
 
Chris_Boro said:
They had their conviction, whether or not he actually did it became irrelevant to them.

That the DA then refused his request to have the DNA tested is due to the above. There will be many cases like this is the US with the majority of those being from the minority communities. Shocking.
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I am not sure it is lack of caring about the guy incarcerated. Often judges make a ruling based on the fact they presided over the original trial and don't want to admit they got a ruling wrong. Circuit judges as well as da's are elected positions. It generally isn't politically wise to admit a mistake. It means, not only did you get this wrong, the murderer is still out there.

The US system is about as broken as a modern judiciary can be. It is much more adversarial than the uk system, where winning is more important than the truth. Add to that mix that about 90-95% of cases are dealt with via plea bargaining. If you are a young black man accussed of a crime, it's often wise to take the plea, even when you are innocent. That last sentence says everything about the US judiciary.
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
It also highlights how corrupt the legal system can be. Why deny him a DNA test 22 years ago which would have cleared him?

The DA should be exchanging places with him for this denial of justice.
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And death penalty supporters would know the 'right' person was at least being executed - which you'd think would 'strengthen' their argument. There was absolutely no reason at all not to have a DNA test in 2000
 
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