Posted on 03/20/2014 12:18:18 PM PDT by abb
ping
I’m shocked.
Barry Scheck has his own history.
Even a stopped clock...
Well, you can't argue with that. What more do you need? Let him go.
I’m a big fan of locking up violent criminals forever, or until they are no longer potential threats, but I am just as big a fan of ensuring that we lock up the right people and only the right people. Every convict whose case was touched by Nifong should be carefully reviewed, and I’m okay with releasing or retrying those for whom there is reasonable doubt.
Note: Nifong is still alive and currently free. I find it disappointing that he has not faced criminal charges and prison for his crimes.
Nifong should be in prison for as long as his victims were and still are...................
So true :)
Texas recently jailed, disbarred, and removed from the bench Ken Anderson, an active judge for his despicable roll in sending Michael Morton to prison for 25 years. Anderson, then a prosecutor, withheld intentionally exculpatory evidence.
Michael Morton is trying to live what’s left of his life. Lawsuits likely will be settled in his favor resulting in him being comfortable.
If you read the article, you will see that the DNA evidence excluded Mr. Howard from being a suspect. It was withheld by Nifong and his gang. They also had tips naming the suspects but ignored them or hid them. This guy was railroaded.......................
I read it (even though it's more fun to comment without reading). Howard should be released and paid generously for the violation of his rights and the loss of a significant portion of his life, and I assume both are almost automatic at this point. It's the rest of Nifong's victims who have to be located by reviewing his cases - that's an issue that won't take care of itself.
“Note: Nifong is still alive and currently free. I find it disappointing that he has not faced criminal charges and prison for his crimes.”
Nifong is enjoying in excess of $100,000 a year in pension funds, and his wife gets an excellent salary working for the state.
However, there is no statute of limitations in North Carolina, so charges can still be brought.
As they say - Just the tip of the iceberg....................
Hehe....he certainly has one now.
He’ll probably get his license back...
The poor guy has already spent nearly a whole day in jail for what he did wrong. How much do you want to punish him? Have you no mercy? Poor Nifong. The haters just won't let him go.
ALL prosecutors have a history.
ESPECIALLY those who have been in “public service” too long.
misconduct and lack of ethics is a way of life for them.
Is there any statutory cap to damages in Texas? There is in many jurisdictions. In some you can’t collect more than $25,000 per year of incarceration, which is ridiculously low considering that you can collect $17 million from 7-UP just for not pointing a bottle away from your face when you spin off the cap.
A copy of the motion is available at: http://www.innocenceproject.org/docs/Howard_Motion_for_New_Trial.pdf
The exhibits are at: http://www.innocenceproject.org/docs/Howard_Motion_for_New_Trial_EXHIBITS.pdf
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