> evidence that the prosecution improperly withheld from the defense regarding the reliability of informant testimony What are the consequences of this for the prosecution?
Jonathan Smith walks free after 21 years of wrongful imprisonment
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Re: Jonathan Smith walks free after 21 years of wrongful imprisonment
#72Prosecutorial misconduct like that should be punished severely -- there needs to be accountability for destroying other people's lives.
Most efforts to fix this are denounced as being pro-criminal or anti-cop or some tired variation on the same.
If you know of any good ways to change this system that don't involve violence, I would love to hear them and participate.
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#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
It’s funny how these inconvenient facts are never brought up. Thank you for this, it’s pretty eye opening.
How do we know the so called taped evidence wasn’t manufactured? I’m not usually given to conspiracy theories, but we already have plenty of evidence that the prosecution lied repeatedly in this case.
would a false tape made 21 years ago show signs of falsification detectable with modern technology? I don't know but I would expect yes.
Re: Jonathan Smith walks free after 21 years of wrongful imprisonment
#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
I suspect at least half the people exonerated by the Innocence Project are in fact guilty. However, I think that sloppy police work should never be rewarded with a guilty verdict, even if it's likely the defendant is guilty.
I have a friend who works for ICE. She has literally deported assassins for the Mexican cartels. She said the hardest part of her job is that cities like San Francisco give millions of dollars to activist lawyers to help keep these criminals in the US. The activist lawyers and even SF know that these are real criminals but they don’t care. That money could be going to help the cases of real illegal immigrants who are…
Re: Jonathan Smith walks free after 21 years of wrongful imprisonment
#75Ms Haddaway made a secret deal with the prosecutors and the prosecutors did not reveal this. But did she lie? What this article forgets to mention is that Ms Haddaway wore a wire and got Jonathan Smith on tape that he committed the murder in order to get $60000 [1]. Here's part of the dialog for reader's convenience: "[BH:]Why were you in that field with blood all over ya? And they take, I seen ya goin’up the road th…
https://law.justia.com/cases/maryland/court-of-appeals/2020/...
In its analysis of the palmprint evidence, the circuit
court lost sight of the forest for the trees. The
points of overriding importance are:
(1) Ty Brooks burglarized Ms. Wilford’s house in
break-in that was never reported by Ms. Wilford;
(2) Thomas’s confession that he committed the
burglary and murder is corroborated
by his statement putting Ty Brooks in the
house and identifying the murder weapon as
a butcher knife long before those facts were
publicly known; and (3) ...
To break it down for you, they already had a confession in evidence!Re: Jonathan Smith walks free after 21 years of wrongful imprisonment
#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have a friend who works for ICE. She has literally deported assassins for the Mexican cartels. She said the hardest part of her job is that cities like San Francisco give millions of dollars to activist lawyers to help keep these criminals in the US. The activist lawyers and even SF know that these are real criminals but they don’t care. That money could be going to help the cases of real illegal immigrants who are…
The people know the difference between Filipina nurses and MS-13 gangbangers, and if there is no constitutional policy that distinguishes them, they’ll crack down on all immigration. If there’s no politically correct way to advocate for this, they will use anonymous forums: Reddit and the voting booth.
- To fill USCIS Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
- To provide a valid nursing license.
USCIS Form I-9 is also required by most jobs. So the remaining jobs that are targeted by undocumented people are informal jobs in agriculture, construction, landscaping, food processing, etc.
From the international news I've seen from El Salvador, it is my impression that Mara Salvatrucha/MS-13 gang members are easy to identify since they use MS-13 tatoos.
Re: Jonathan Smith walks free after 21 years of wrongful imprisonment
#77Ms Haddaway made a secret deal with the prosecutors and the prosecutors did not reveal this. But did she lie? What this article forgets to mention is that Ms Haddaway wore a wire and got Jonathan Smith on tape that he committed the murder in order to get $60000 [1]. Here's part of the dialog for reader's convenience: "[BH:]Why were you in that field with blood all over ya? And they take, I seen ya goin’up the road th…
It’s funny how these inconvenient facts are never brought up. Thank you for this, it’s pretty eye opening.
Re: Jonathan Smith walks free after 21 years of wrongful imprisonment
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IMO the only fair solution is their own incarceration for the equal number of days, but the only real consequence will be a slap on the wrist. Notable cunt Annie Dookhan[0] is responsible for putting up to 40,000 innocent people in jail by falsifying DNA records for the Massachusetts state AG. Over 21,000 cases have already been dropped. Her punishment? 3 years. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Dookhan
I think defendants should be compensated for fees and other damages for any level of failed prosecution, especially if they end up wrongfully incarcerated. If abusing the justice system has to come out of the budget, I think most of the incentives to do so will start to disappear.
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No, I read first hand experiences. Your friend can be whatever she wants, but if she is trying to argue that ICE doesn't pursue non-criminals, she is untrustworthy.
Technically, crossing the border is a crime. You should clarify you mean violent criminals.
Feel free to jump to pages 7, 8 and 9 of this report. https://docs.house.gov/meetings/GO/GO00/20190712/109772/HHRG...
Re: Jonathan Smith walks free after 21 years of wrongful imprisonment
#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have a friend who works for ICE. She has literally deported assassins for the Mexican cartels. She said the hardest part of her job is that cities like San Francisco give millions of dollars to activist lawyers to help keep these criminals in the US. The activist lawyers and even SF know that these are real criminals but they don’t care. That money could be going to help the cases of real illegal immigrants who are…
Why do cities like San Francisco want to keep assassins in the US?