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To: UCFRoadWarrior
all in the guise of a few innocents being wrongly convicted

I don't see these names though, just a scare story "what if".

There have been dozens in recent years who were sentenced to life in prison without parole only to die there and later be proven innocent of the charges.

The REAL solution is to end prosecutorial abuse. A workforce who run the courts for employment and revenue rather than justice.

Some prosecutors/judges seek higher office and want to come out as being "tough on crime" clearing murder and rape cases off the books even when the evidence doesn't support conviction.

The standard of conviction in a criminal case is the preponderance of evidence. It is a much higher standard than civil court where you only need 51% of the evidence to point to being guilty.

27 posted on 03/12/2010 12:33:17 PM PST by a fool in paradise
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To: a fool in paradise
The standard of conviction in a criminal case is the preponderance of evidence. It is a much higher standard than civil court where you only need 51% of the evidence to point to being guilty.

Actually, the "preponderance of evidence" standard is used for civil cases, not criminal. The standard for criminal cases is "guilt beyond a reasonable doubt".

29 posted on 03/12/2010 12:58:24 PM PST by CA Conservative
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