Post by scotkaz on Sept 22, 2007 10:17:47 GMT -5
By George Skatzes
At the time of this writing 207 inmates have been freed from death rows across this country. Yet nothing seems to change to prevent this sort of thing from happening again. When an inmate is exonerated, such as the above mentioned 207, wouldn't that make their convictions unlawful to begin with?
The deck is seriously stacked against the accused in the American justice system. One accused of a crime is guilty until one can prove their innocence.
Most people think that if one has been charged with a crime, one must be guilty.
Once a person is convicted by a jury, it is near impossible to get one's case overturned. According to many trial judges, "ACTUAL INNOCENCE" is not grounds for release from prison.
In 1993, the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court at the time, William Rehnquist cited precedents suggesting that, " a claim of actual innocence is not in itself a constitutional claim".
It has been said that 95 percent of the justice an accused person can expect to get in the American Criminal Justice system must happen at trial. Because once the "new stuff" of forensic evidence, eyewitness accounts, police reports, expert witnesses and alibis is presented and decided upon by a jury, chances are no court will ever allow it to be looked at again.
The appeals system which in theory is a double check against injustices, in reality does nothing less than place enormous road blocks between a convicted person and a serious re-examination of the evidence in his case.
The American Criminal Justice system is pretty well one sided. The court room is a theater, and whoever puts on the best act will win the desired results. More often than not the prosecutor will claim victory. My opinion, there is nothing fair about the American Justice System. It has proved to be a true nightmare for many, many people, and the people have no way out.
The only way this Injustice System will ever change is when the people unite and stand up and make the courts and judges do their job.
No one is hurt when justice is served. All are damaged when justice is denied to even one condemned prisoner.
Ohio Death Row inmates seeking the necessary support to to expose their unlawful convictions.
The case of Maurice Mason is a very good example of how little it really takes for one to wind up on death row, This case is a true indictment of the justice system.
Everything I write can be supported by the record. It is possible that the average person just wouldn't believe the facts of this case.
At the time of this writing 207 inmates have been freed from death rows across this country. Yet nothing seems to change to prevent this sort of thing from happening again. When an inmate is exonerated, such as the above mentioned 207, wouldn't that make their convictions unlawful to begin with?
The deck is seriously stacked against the accused in the American justice system. One accused of a crime is guilty until one can prove their innocence.
Most people think that if one has been charged with a crime, one must be guilty.
Once a person is convicted by a jury, it is near impossible to get one's case overturned. According to many trial judges, "ACTUAL INNOCENCE" is not grounds for release from prison.
In 1993, the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court at the time, William Rehnquist cited precedents suggesting that, " a claim of actual innocence is not in itself a constitutional claim".
It has been said that 95 percent of the justice an accused person can expect to get in the American Criminal Justice system must happen at trial. Because once the "new stuff" of forensic evidence, eyewitness accounts, police reports, expert witnesses and alibis is presented and decided upon by a jury, chances are no court will ever allow it to be looked at again.
The appeals system which in theory is a double check against injustices, in reality does nothing less than place enormous road blocks between a convicted person and a serious re-examination of the evidence in his case.
The American Criminal Justice system is pretty well one sided. The court room is a theater, and whoever puts on the best act will win the desired results. More often than not the prosecutor will claim victory. My opinion, there is nothing fair about the American Justice System. It has proved to be a true nightmare for many, many people, and the people have no way out.
The only way this Injustice System will ever change is when the people unite and stand up and make the courts and judges do their job.
No one is hurt when justice is served. All are damaged when justice is denied to even one condemned prisoner.
Ohio Death Row inmates seeking the necessary support to to expose their unlawful convictions.
The case of Maurice Mason is a very good example of how little it really takes for one to wind up on death row, This case is a true indictment of the justice system.
Everything I write can be supported by the record. It is possible that the average person just wouldn't believe the facts of this case.
