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

Yeah, sure.

2 posted on 05/26/2008 1:36:31 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (The road to hell is paved with euphemisms.)
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To: the invisib1e hand
What worries Rowan and other defense attorneys is the possibility that an innocent man could be executed

Yeah, sure.

A case here in MO had turned me into a very limited death penalty proponent. There are some cases where it's called for, if there's absolutely no possible doubt... But when you're dealing with eye-witness testimony, then no, no way...

In MO there was an assistant prosecutor who actually said that an innocent man should be put to death because he had gotten a fair trial and found guilty - and this was AFTER proof of his innocence had been discovered and revealed. Check out the case of Joseph Amrine. I know the lawyer who handled his appeals. That did it for me.

Mark

16 posted on 05/26/2008 4:41:55 PM PDT by MarkL
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