(CNN) -- A Texas district court judge Friday reversed the conviction of a man who died in prison nearly a decade ago, almost two decades into a prison sentence for a rape he swore he did not commit, CNN affiliate KXAN reported. ">snip<"
Posted on 02/07/2009 1:27:40 PM PST by LuxMaker
(CNN) -- A Texas district court judge Friday reversed the conviction of a man who died in prison nearly a decade ago, almost two decades into a prison sentence for a rape he swore he did not commit, CNN affiliate KXAN reported.
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He never was worth a damn.
We don't know what if anything the justice system did to find the truth of these letters written by Johnson but if they did nothing it's a travesty.
So throw the woman in jail who falsely accused him.....
Sounds harsh, but fair. She really belongs in jail, if she testified she was absolutely certain he was the man, knowing that she was not telling the truth.
I've seen a lot of liberals who didn't think of it that way when I presented the above corollary to them.
I agree 100%!
The woman who falsely accused this man should be put in prison for the same amount of time.
This just reinforces FBI stats on false rape claims. Nearly 1/2 of all rape claims are fraudulent.
Wonder how many innocent “murderers” we’ve offed over the years?
It's really more complicated then the woman making a false accusation. My guesss is that Cole looked like the real rapist and the police and/or prosecutors, after convincing themselves for some reason that Cole was their man, furthermore coached and pressurized this woman until she was "certain" that he was the culprit. Police and prosecutor misconduct is frequently (or even mostly) a root cause of false convictions.
Only way to stop such IMO......you can’t guess at such when lives on all sides of the issue are at stake. A false accusation is as bad IMO as the crime itself.
Her claim of rape wasn’t false, she just incorrectly identified her attacker. Clearly the woman was raped, or they would not have the DNA evidence used to clear him.
This is very sad.
“Police and prosecutor misconduct is frequently (or even mostly) a root cause of false convictions. “
AMEN
Ugh. I have jury duty and am very worried about it; have never been called up before. Dread it.
She picked him out of photos and a lineup. She has now been assisting the family in trying to clear his name, as she says she went on what she knew at the time. However, she did tell the investigators that the perp was a heavy smoker, even smoking during the attack, and the oonvicted was an asthmatic that never smoked a day in his life.
Seriously though, can this guy's family get any monetary compensation? If not, this is an empty gesture.
If a DNA test is possible then it should be given. IMHO this would speed up the appeal process on Death Row.
What gets me angry are the Prosecutors who fight against DNA testing. I figure if the DNA does not fit you must acquit
Bet you saw that coming LOL.
Probably no need to worry. Mostly you just sit around and wait. Then they send you home. I have served several times and only ended up in a trial once. It was a property dispute, and I thought I was going to die of boredom. The lawyers in real life are much more boring than the ones on TV.
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