Corruption is a horrible thing. To frame a person for a crime he/she didn’t commit really needs to be addressed.
I am very thankful that our system DOES allow for findings such as the one in the OP. In come countries, the execution takes place the day after sentencing, and the family of the convicted one must pay for the bullet.
I don’t like that it can take as long as it does for a sentence to be carried out.
Some people are concerned about a death penalty, and when in doubt (ie jurors) will elect for a life sentence instead. But if you doubt a person’s guilt, a life sentence in prison, isn’t the answer either. It too is unjust when there is reasonable doubt of guilt.
When someone suppresses evidence, that person should be held accountable. Personally accountable, and I don’t mean a $500 fine, either.
When you destroy someone’s name and reputation, you have in effect, killed that person. He/she will always have the stigma and will suffer loss as a result. He can never get his/her good name back.
What a lot of people don’t think about is to the DA and the cops you’re guilty until proven innocent. Most cops don’t look for evidence that points to a suspect. The come up with a suspect then look for evidence to back their “hunch”. I’ll admit they’re more right than wrong but when one innocent person is convicted there’s a problem.
Tonight on the news there was a report about a cop who “had a hunch” and pulled over a car that hand thousands of dollars in cash. This cop is great at “hunches”. Last week he pulled a car over “on a hunch” and the car had twelve grand in it. And we’re supposed to believe the cop knows how to count. Something is fishy.