Judge throws out teen’s murder conviction 70 years after his execution(washingtonpost.com)

6 pointsby yuashizuki12 anni fa2 comments

Judge throws out teen’s murder conviction 70 years after his execution

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/12/17/judge-throws-out-teens-murder-conviction-70-years-after-his-execution/

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PhantomGremlin12 anni fa

Fortunately we've made some progress in terms of rights of the accused in the last 70 years. It's stories like these that provide strong arguments against the death penalty.

But the pendulum does swing the other way, to weekend furloughs for murderers sentenced to life imprisonment without parole.[1] That particular individual played a big role in the 1988 US Presidential election.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Horton

shalbert12 anni fa

Wow.