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Post by nils on Jan 4, 2015 1:20:05 GMT -6
Examples of wrongful convictions: Alabama: Daniel Wade Moore, acquitted in 2009 When Moore was originally found guilty for murder and sexual assault of Karen Tipton in 2002 he was sentenced to death by the judge overruling the jury's original consensus. However, he was acquitted in 2009 when 256 pages of withheld evidence were finally revealed. Texas: Anthony Graves, charges dismissed in 2010 Graves was convicted in 1994 of assisting Robert Carter in multiple murders in 1992. There was no physical evidence linking Graves to the crimes, and his conviction relied on Carter's testimony that Graves was his accomplice, a claim Carter later recanted. In 2006 it was found that prosecuters elicited false statements and withheld testimony that could have influenced the jurors. A special prosecutor hired to re-examine the case said "we found not one piece of credible evidence that links Anthony Graves to the commission of this capital murder. He is an innocent man." Florida: Seth Penalver, acquitted in 2012 Penalver was arrested in 1994 for the brutal murder of three individuals. There was no physical evidence linking him to the murder; the only "evidence" police had was a poor-quality video in which the murderer's face could not be seen. He remained in custody until 2012 when the jury at his most recent trial acquitted him of all charges. Best wishes Nils.
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Post by bernard on Jan 5, 2015 14:22:48 GMT -6
It amazes me how much weight is given to the word of some scumbag when he testifies against an alleged accomplice in return for a reduced sentence. It's basically bribing someone to tell you what you want to hear. And if the person you are bribing is a rapist or murderer, a lie sure won't stick in his throat.
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Post by ltdc on Jan 9, 2015 15:40:25 GMT -6
Examples of wrongful convictions: Alabama: Daniel Wade Moore, acquitted in 2009 When Moore was originally found guilty for murder and sexual assault of Karen Tipton in 2002 he was sentenced to death by the judge overruling the jury's original consensus. However, he was acquitted in 2009 when 256 pages of withheld evidence were finally revealed. Texas: Anthony Graves, charges dismissed in 2010 Graves was convicted in 1994 of assisting Robert Carter in multiple murders in 1992. There was no physical evidence linking Graves to the crimes, and his conviction relied on Carter's testimony that Graves was his accomplice, a claim Carter later recanted. In 2006 it was found that prosecuters elicited false statements and withheld testimony that could have influenced the jurors. A special prosecutor hired to re-examine the case said "we found not one piece of credible evidence that links Anthony Graves to the commission of this capital murder. He is an innocent man." Florida: Seth Penalver, acquitted in 2012 Penalver was arrested in 1994 for the brutal murder of three individuals. There was no physical evidence linking him to the murder; the only "evidence" police had was a poor-quality video in which the murderer's face could not be seen. He remained in custody until 2012 when the jury at his most recent trial acquitted him of all charges. Best wishes Nils. exactly what I've been saying for years. "IF" there is a problem it is within the investigation/prosecution/conviction arena. it has nothing to do with the death penalty. you simply cannot execute an innocent without first convicting an innocent. fix it there.
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Post by bernard on Jan 9, 2015 16:34:15 GMT -6
Examples of wrongful convictions: Alabama: Daniel Wade Moore, acquitted in 2009 When Moore was originally found guilty for murder and sexual assault of Karen Tipton in 2002 he was sentenced to death by the judge overruling the jury's original consensus. However, he was acquitted in 2009 when 256 pages of withheld evidence were finally revealed. Texas: Anthony Graves, charges dismissed in 2010 Graves was convicted in 1994 of assisting Robert Carter in multiple murders in 1992. There was no physical evidence linking Graves to the crimes, and his conviction relied on Carter's testimony that Graves was his accomplice, a claim Carter later recanted. In 2006 it was found that prosecuters elicited false statements and withheld testimony that could have influenced the jurors. A special prosecutor hired to re-examine the case said "we found not one piece of credible evidence that links Anthony Graves to the commission of this capital murder. He is an innocent man." Florida: Seth Penalver, acquitted in 2012 Penalver was arrested in 1994 for the brutal murder of three individuals. There was no physical evidence linking him to the murder; the only "evidence" police had was a poor-quality video in which the murderer's face could not be seen. He remained in custody until 2012 when the jury at his most recent trial acquitted him of all charges. Best wishes Nils. exactly what I've been saying for years. "IF" there is a problem it is within the investigation/prosecution/conviction arena. it has nothing to do with the death penalty. you simply cannot execute an innocent without first convicting an innocent. fix it there. A good place to start is to stop using the threat of the DP to get suspects to cooperate.
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Post by ltdc on Jan 9, 2015 19:36:55 GMT -6
exactly what I've been saying for years. "IF" there is a problem it is within the investigation/prosecution/conviction arena. it has nothing to do with the death penalty. you simply cannot execute an innocent without first convicting an innocent. fix it there. A good place to start is to stop using the threat of the DP to get suspects to cooperate. you're right, it shouldn't be a threat. should be more of a promise.
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Post by bernard on Jan 9, 2015 23:31:11 GMT -6
A good place to start is to stop using the threat of the DP to get suspects to cooperate. you're right, it shouldn't be a threat. should be more of a promise. You're not going to get justice by threatening people with death if they don't "cooperate". You're going to get whatever you want to hear, the truth or not.
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Post by whitediamonds on Jan 10, 2015 11:33:48 GMT -6
Never make idle threats you will not follow thru with, just make's a joke of yourself & shows your weak. Make it a promise. I agree ltdc.
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Post by bernard on Jan 10, 2015 17:58:53 GMT -6
Good point. Nobody ever fails to come through on promises.
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Post by Big Al on Jan 12, 2015 2:35:32 GMT -6
Just can't figure out this new system.
No doubt the biggest problem is with the initial investigation or the prosecutor or the public defender.
But don't think for a second that an innocent person has not been executed. That's just silly.
They have.
But if you don't have the stomach for that then become an Anti-DP person.
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