[Stone Mountain]

Approximately 90% of all defendants who appear in court are guilty of the crime for which they are accused.

Source? Even if this were true, that leaves one out of ten people who are appearing in court despite being innocent of the crime for which they are accused. It is that 10% that we should be worried about. I believe that "Better 10 guilty men go free than 1 innocent man be jailed."

[onedoug]

"Better 10 guilty men go free than 1 innocent man be jailed."

Why stop there? Why not a hundred? A million?

We're human, and so fallible. Though the Constitution is the best hope yet of humankind to so protect us.

[Michael2001]

I think you're missing the point of this essay. The point is that if the defense knows that their client is guilty (a la OJ) they shouldn't defend them.

[cinFLA]

I believe that "Better 10 guilty men go free than 1 innocent man be jailed."

What is your limit? "Better 100 guilty men go free than 1 innocent man be jailed"? 1000? 1,000,000?