[Vision2020] DNA exoneration reaches 200; questions remain for justice system

[Ted Moffett]

Bruce et. al.

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--dnaexonerations-20423apr23,0,1071686.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork

I guess this is some kind of milestone...But not all these cases are death
penalty cases.  But the question is obvious:  if this many are exonerated by
DNA, how many on death row or imprisoned for other crimes are innocent who
do not have DNA available to prove or disprove their innocence?

Likely a much larger number!

The price we must pay for a justice system, or a justice system in need of
radical improvement?

I won't even start...

Ted Moffett


On 4/23/07, Bruce and Jean Livingston <jeanlivingston at turbonet.com> wrote:
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>  We confronted two high profile cases  in the last couple of weeks, first,
> a declaration of innocence in the Duke Lacrosse case in NC, and second, the
> apparent innocence of Rauland Grube in a murder case from southeastern
> Idaho, on which I posted several days ago.
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> Now appears this series of editorials from of all places, Texas.  The
> Dallas Morning News editorial staff reversed its 100 year stance in favor of
> the death penalty.  In so doing, it made many of the best arguments for
> reconsidering our willingness to retain the death penalty.  The editorial
> pieces are thoughtful and worthy of all citizens' review, especially in
> states like Idaho that continue to have the death penalty.
>
>  I thought you might be interested in these recent Dallas Morning News
> editorials.  The Morning News is historically one of the most conservative
> major-city newspapers in the country, although it moderated somewhat when
> the "liberal" competition folded.
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> http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-toy_01edi.ART.State.Edition1.43b925d.html
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> http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-deathmonday2_16edi.ART.State.Edition1.42d305b.html
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> http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/editorials/stories/DN-deathmonday1_16edi.ART.State.Edition1.42d1ffd.html
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> The explanation about the Dallas Morning News' editorial slant is from my
> sister-in-law, who resides there, reads the paper regularly, and forwarded
> me the above links.
>
> Bruce Livingston
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