[Brytani]

Yes, that is true and you want to know why? The majority of people are convicted, pre-DNA, by eye-witness testimony. Blame the prosecutor all you want, however, in the end it’s the jury who finds the party guilty that really is wrong....

[newguy357]

Blame the prosecutor all you want, however, in the end it’s the jury who finds the party guilty that really is wrong....

Yea, but it's sort of a problem if said prosecutor is knowingly hiding evidence that the jury would use to acquit....

[Friend_from_the_Frozen_North]

The majority of people are convicted, pre-DNA, by eye-witness testimony. Blame the prosecutor all you want, however, in the end it’s the jury who finds the party guilty that really is wrong....

Which is exactly why he accepted their DNA 'Contribution' (AND THEN HID THE RESULTS WHEN THEY REVEALED THAT THE BOYS WERE INNOCENT JUST LIKE THEY SAID THEY WERE ALL ALONG!!!

If that's not criminal behavior, it d**n well ought to be!

I still think most of those who were (and possibly still are) imprisoned unjustly were imprisoned because of an unethical prosecutor playing 'fast and loose' with the rules of evidence. I think Mike Nifong deserves the same sentence he was trying to give those boys (and I don't care if he winds up being someone's 'girlfriend' for 5 or 6 years!