Our justice system in America is broke. Has been for years. And for every one innocent man in jail, how many hundreds of guilty ones walk free?
I’ll say it. Prosecutors who willingly withhold exonerating evidence should be sent to prison for 3 times the maximum sentence on each count they attempt.
At a minimum.
And I won’t shed a tear for any of them.
Can’t convict on evidence? Then you haven’t got a case.
We had one in Colorado a few years ago. A teenage kid was convicted of murder because he lived near a field where it happened and had a sketch book with violent pictures drawn. And the police couldn't find anyone else to finger for it. No physical evidence or witnesses linked him to the crime.
Enough time had passed that a DNA test was available that was not at the time of the conviction and it proved the guy didn't do it.
A combination of a corrupt prosecutor, a bad defense lawyer and a jury not getting what proof beyond a reasonable doubt means can be deadly.
Look at the prosecution’s lengthy response to Dixon’s federal habeas corpus petition, and the court’s decision denying the petition. It would take you several hours to read both, but they cover the details meticulously.
Has Malkin done that?
Dixon is 100% guilty. Scott’s “confession” is absurd.
Do not be fooled by assertions when you have no basis for assessing them.
Discovering wrongly convicted persons is a noble thing to do. But in this case the person was correctly convicted.