[the invisib1e hand]

What worries Rowan and other defense attorneys is the possibility that an innocent man could be executed

Yeah, sure.

[Sacajaweau]

Does “wrongfully convicted” mean “total innocence” or the use of a loophole??

[Clint Williams]

Since 1973, 129 people have walked off death rows in 26 states after evidence proved they were wrongfully convicted

Don't forget how often we're assured that these are the cases that get the greatest care. Makes you wonder about the rest -- think Nifong?

[rellimpank]

—see this for Mark Furhman’s look at the Oklahoma justice system—

—http://www.amazon.com/Death-Justice-Mark-Fuhrman/dp/0060732083/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211834549&sr=1-3

[mrsmel]

I just wish they’d get around to that cop-killer Mumia Abu Jamal. I can’t believe that people defend this scum, and completely disregard the victim, the cop this scum killed. This world is bass-ackwards anymore in so many ways. Defending murderous scum, while trying to push ever closer to outright killing innocent babies, even after a live birth, or killing sick and elderly people in the name of “cost effectiveness”. God has got to judge this sick world before much longer.

[xJones]

The case against Terry Lyn Short isn't as air tight as one would wish in a capital murder case. The odds are he probably did what he was convicted of, but there is a little room for doubt, IMHO.

[VeniVidiVici]

Florida leads all states with 22 exonerations, followed by 18 in Illinois.

These numbers look like commutations rather that exonerate and release.

[Randy Larsen]

I do believe that the criteria for a guilty verdict is “within reasonable doubt”...

Not, “beyond absolute certainty”!

Correct me if I wrong.