[grasshopper]

Approximately 90% of all defendants who appear in court are guilty

Man, how can you be so wrong!!!!

In Illinois, since 1973, 13 innocent people have been freed from death row in the time that 12 were executed. Governor George Ryan, a supporter of the death penalty, has done two things in response: He has effectively imposed a moratorium on executions and established a blue ribbon commission to review the administration of capital punishment in Illinois.
The source.

This is only from the death row where you would expect the highest degree of certainty of the conviction.

BTW O'Reilly is not the sharpest knife in the drawer ;-)

[Dog Gone]

In Illinois, since 1973, 13 innocent people have been freed from death row in the time that 12 were executed.

That would only support your point if only 25 people were on death row, and all convicted criminals (regardless of crime) were sent to death row.

Try again.