Quote Originally Posted by basschick
in the last 6 months, i've read about 5 guys who did lots of time for murder and 1 for rape all of whom were PROVEN not to have done it after spending 10 years. they could have easily been put to death for something they didn't do. i do not believe one can ever know for absolutely sure what another person did unless you are there when it happens or it is clearly caught on camera.
That is a huge failing in our system; I think the number is closer to 100 than 5.....
and that does not take into account crimes where there is no DNA evidence--a burlgary where there is a break in, for example. An innocent may be in prison but there is nothing that will overturn that conviction. And the convictions where the DNA evidence is lost or destroyed......
I never convicted a person that I was not convinced was guilty. I can sleep at night.


For more on this subject, take this for a read:


http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/duk...nvictions.html