Four years after a man was executed, someone else’s DNA found on murder weapon
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Re: Four years after a man was executed, someone else’s DNA found on murder weapon
#2How do you execute someone without at least testing DNA on the weapon?
Re: Four years after a man was executed, someone else’s DNA found on murder weapon
#3> In an effort to prevent his execution, Lee's attorney sought in the post-conviction appeals process to finally have the DNA evidence in the case tested for the first time. [...] Their request was denied.
"The reasoning given by the judge was it wouldn't matter, that there were three people who saw him at or near that neighborhood on that day and time and honestly the DNA just wouldn't matter," Short said.
Wow. Like, I completely fail to comprehend how it's legal in the US judiciary system to ignore any piece of available hard evidence in a case that is punishable by execution?
Then again, if execution itself is still legal, I can answer part of that question myself, even if I don't like the answer.
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#4Would it be possible to pass a law where judges and prosecutors are punished if someone is executed and it’s later found they were not guilty?
Would it be a good or bad idea?
Re: Four years after a man was executed, someone else’s DNA found on murder weapon
#5How do you execute someone without at least testing DNA on the weapon?
Like it was always done before DNA testing, I guess...
Re: Four years after a man was executed, someone else’s DNA found on murder weapon
#6Would it be possible to pass a law where judges and prosecutors are punished if someone is executed and it’s later found they were not guilty? Would it be a good or bad idea?
I mean, that would essentially be a law that makes executions illegal. Which is a law that most civilized countries have.
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#7> In an effort to prevent his execution, Lee's attorney sought in the post-conviction appeals process to finally have the DNA evidence in the case tested for the first time. [...] Their request was denied. "The reasoning given by the judge was it wouldn't matter, that there were three people who saw him at or near that neighborhood on that day and time and honestly the DNA just wouldn't matter," Short said. Wow. Like…
Especially when the current result is based on eyewitness testimony, which is known to be crap.
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#8Would it be possible to pass a law where judges and prosecutors are punished if someone is executed and it’s later found they were not guilty? Would it be a good or bad idea?
It's easier to just get rid of the death sentence all together.
Re: Four years after a man was executed, someone else’s DNA found on murder weapon
#9How do you execute someone without at least testing DNA on the weapon?
In this case, the rationale was that there is no DNA evidence that would outweigh the eye witness testimony.
Re: Four years after a man was executed, someone else’s DNA found on murder weapon
#10Would it be possible to pass a law where judges and prosecutors are punished if someone is executed and it’s later found they were not guilty? Would it be a good or bad idea?
I mean, that would essentially be a law that makes executions illegal. Which is a law that most civilized countries have.
It would still allow them to go after notorious people caught in the act where there really is no risk of confusion.
I mean, better to just ban it entirely, but I’d take culpability as a half measure.