Tuesday, June 30, 2009

THE WHEELS OF JUSTICE TURN SLOWLY

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/29/scotus.davis.execution/index.html

Here is an interesting article reported from CNN about Davis who is awaiting a stay of execution for supossedly killing a police officer 20 years ago. Nine witnesses have recanted and the courts (both higher and lower) have played tennis with the proceeding of his execution. He is hoping for a stay of execution and a new trial. With the progress we have made in forensic evidence of the last 20 years I do not see how we cannot determine whether we have the actual killer or an innocent man sitting on Death Row. This is the very kind of case that give merrit to the anti-death penalty supporters.

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