Innocence is no guarantee of justice
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article?scid=6&did=109
If you find yourself with some time on your hands, the link below makes for some compelling reading. When people like this argue in favor of reducing the number of appeals, they aren't taking into account cases like Rupert Cantu whose case is being re-examined 12 years after his execution as the individuals involved in his arrest and prosecution have come forward to decry the errors and injustice of his trial, conviction and execution.
The fact that 122 people have been freed from death row after an average of 9 years of wrongful imprisonment. Even in the event of a successful appeal, justice is not immediate or even guaranteed... For example, Kenny Ritchey still sits on death row more than 10 months after the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state of Ohio had 90 days to either release him or grant him a new trial. (A trial in which he would surely be exonerated because of the wealth of evidence supporting his innocence.)
If you find yourself with some time on your hands, the link below makes for some compelling reading. When people like this argue in favor of reducing the number of appeals, they aren't taking into account cases like Rupert Cantu whose case is being re-examined 12 years after his execution as the individuals involved in his arrest and prosecution have come forward to decry the errors and injustice of his trial, conviction and execution.
The fact that 122 people have been freed from death row after an average of 9 years of wrongful imprisonment. Even in the event of a successful appeal, justice is not immediate or even guaranteed... For example, Kenny Ritchey still sits on death row more than 10 months after the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state of Ohio had 90 days to either release him or grant him a new trial. (A trial in which he would surely be exonerated because of the wealth of evidence supporting his innocence.)
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