I am glad they were cleared in this, and glad that they will benefit financially, after serving so long in prison.
I just wish that the people responsible for this type of injustice (corrupt LEO, attorneys, politicians??) would bear some consequences. Instead, it always falls to the taxpayers.
being in prison for 31 years did them no favors, either
Those responsible for travesties like this need to serve sentences identical to those that were railroaded in to wrongful convictions.
Too often too many prosecutors think their job is “get a conviction” with less emphasis on being dam sure of guilt, beyond a reasonable doubt, about the evidence. I disagree with the philosophy that “justice” is absent in what the prosecutors seek - its not their job; that is the job of the judges and juries. While I agree that in the final sense, yes, it is eventually left to judges and juries, but before it gets to the judge and jury prosecutors ought not be seeking convictions just for the sake of getting a conviction, no matter what. I would rather see prosecutors fail to prosecute when they themselves doubt the evidence is immaculate and convincing.
No amount of many can give you back 31 years of your life that were spent in prison on false charges.......
But that's just me........
It’s nearly impossible to prove malfeasance. There is also a good chance that those who did prosecute the case died over 31 years.
I have close experience with LEOs tying to pin something on a low IQ person. Years ago the police questioned my learning disabled little brother for 6 hours (telling him he didn’t need an attorney) until he admitted to a burglary he did not commit.
You are so right.