Actually it’s not rare. In curtain states the number of innocent people being wrongly imprisoned is high. The fact that so many spend their lives behind bars instead of being released Demonstrates just how unjust our justice system is.
Ok but if he’s “not guilty” why give him life? I understand there’s a legal difference between not guilty and innocent. But if he didn’t do or there’s potential evidence that he didn’t this should’ve never happened. It’s fk’d up either way.
The case that I’m referencing the court had ordered his release after the overturning of the conviction with the finding of actual innocence. The state AG took it to the state Supreme Court for a stay while he was being processed out. He was eventually released but it took a while.
« Mr. Bell, a Democrat who recently won the Democratic primary for a congressional seat, also wrote that there was ample reason to believe that Mr. Williams was innocent.
A hearing on Mr. Bell’s motion was scheduled for August. But just before that date, his office received a new analysis of the DNA on the murder weapon, a kitchen knife.
The finding led Mr. Bell to back away from the assertion that Mr. Williams was innocent. »
I mean sounds like he (A.G.) committed murder to me.
It seems like Missouri is happy to use the death penalty on murders so... I'll let you do the math.
However the outcome of state killing murders on dubious grounds appears to be condoned by the Missouri A.G. Bailey so I am sure he won't object to his punishment and if he does Missouri won't listen as is now precedent thanks to Mr. Bailey.
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u/DCJThief 9h ago
He has repeatedly refused to free prisoners that have had their convictions overturned. Fuck this guy