The one point too many people overlook. Its not about justice, it’s about winning.Thats why you have cases where people are cleared and DA’s retry them anyway because the wrongful conviction is a black mark on their record.
Judges too. Sometimes new evidence is brought up that would clear the convict and they refuse to listen to it.
It’s one of the reasons I’ve always said no JAG should be allowed to be a Chief of Military Justice until he or she has been a defense counsel. Perspective is everything in reviewing evidence.
THIS! I had a rude awakening to this fact. Its a game, like politics, they just want to WIN, both sides. The person I know, ended up having to plea, even though they were completely innocent.
So yes, it does happen. Scary really.