[PAR35]

How do you know the evidence is any good - are you going to take the defense attorney’s word for it?

In a normal situation, the prosecutor acts as a check on the defense, and the defense acts as a check on the prosecution. Here, the system fails when the DA is even more eager than the defense to have the conviction vacated.

Perhaps the evidence is good, perhaps the guy should get out, but shouldn’t someone be representing the interests of the victim and of the taxpayers?

You know, this thread would be a good place to make up a Free Mumia ping list at FR.

[Kenny Bunk]

We here at the Rod and Gun Club are all for freeing Mumia on our range.

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Perhaps the evidence is good, perhaps the guy should get out, but shouldn’t someone be representing the interests of the victim and of the taxpayers?

I think the interests of the victims are best served if the person that actually committed the crime is found. Keeping someone in jail that did not commit the crime does not serve their interest.

You know, this thread would be a good place to make up a Free Mumia ping list at FR.

Actually, Mumia should fry, and should not be used as an example here. I did more checking and found the guy this prosecutor replaced was none other than Fred Wade, of Jack Ruby and Roe vs Wade fame, who had admittedly wrongly convicted several people in his zeal to fight crime. Sounds like this prosecutor is cleaning up the mess created by his predecessor.