[cripplecreek]

I'm really not sure what to make of this one.

You don't expect innocent men to confess to murders but that same logic could be applied to both. Plus we know that some already convicted men do confess to more murders they did and didn't commit.

I also don't trust activist attorneys.

[Boogieman]

Yeah, some cons serving life or very long sentences will confess to murders just to help other cons out. That isn’t too uncommon.

However, if he has genuine “inside knowledge” of the murders that isn’t public, it probably merits investigation.

[Star Traveler]

Prosecutors don’t seem to care WHO is in jail for a crime as long as it is SOMEONE! ... :-) ...

[TigersEye]

You don't expect innocent men to confess to murders but that same logic could be applied to both.

The article says the kid pled guilty it didn't say he confessed. There is a difference. It also says his lawyer didn't fight for him which probably means he told the kid to plead out to a lesser charge and/or sentence than the DA was aiming for.

[Gay State Conservative]

“Justice” means nothing to the typical American defense lawyer.They'll stoop to any depth to win a case.They couldn't care less if their client actually did it.OTOH,it seems foolish to believe that *everyone* in prison today is,in fact,guilty as charged.I'd need something more concrete than a confession like this to overturn a conviction.I'd bet that this is just another slimey defense lawyer stunt.

[Michael.SF.]

Davontae Sanford was just 14, illiterate and blind in one eye

Is his nickname 'Lucky'?

[Rodamala]

...don't trust activist attorneys.

Fixed it.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Smothers is serving “52 years” in jail for killing 8 people including the wife of a police officer.

Yes, Detroit where some of the judges were hardcore communists (i.e. Rep. George Crockett, Jr; Claudia Morcom; etc).

Smothers should be serving 8 life sentences. What happened?

[Veggie Todd]

...just 14, illiterate and blind in one eye...

Sounds like a cat I used to have.