This is why the system you cheer cannot be trusted.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/2013090...5GJG3.html
And what was the evidence that crooked prosecutors failed to disclose?
A crooked cop and a bunch of prosecutors who just want to "win." Aided and abetted by a jury who didn't give a shit. This is why humanity cannot be trusted with life or death decisions.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/2013090...5GJG3.html
Quote: PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona woman who spent more than two decades on death row was released on bond Friday after a judge ruled there's no direct evidence linking her to the death of her young son, other than a purported confession to a detective whose honesty has been questioned.
Debra Milke walked out of the Maricopa County Sheriff's jail after supporters posted $250,000 bond.
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction in March, stating that prosecutors should have disclosed information that cast doubt on the credibility of a since-retired detective who said Milke confessed.
And what was the evidence that crooked prosecutors failed to disclose?
Quote: Doubts about Saldate's honesty arose during Milke's appeals. The 9th Circuit concluded in March that prosecutors' failure to turn over evidence related to Saldate's credibility deprived Milke's attorneys of the chance to question his truthfulness before jurors.
"No civilized system of justice should have to depend on such flimsy evidence, quite possibly tainted by dishonesty or overzealousness, to decide whether to take someone's life or liberty," Chief Judge Alex Kozinski wrote for the court.
The court noted four cases in which judges threw out confessions or indictments because Saldate lied under oath and four instances in which cases were tossed out or confessions excluded because Saldate violated the suspect's constitutional rights.
He was also suspended for accepting sexual favors from a female motorist he stopped and then lying about the encounter, the court said.
A crooked cop and a bunch of prosecutors who just want to "win." Aided and abetted by a jury who didn't give a shit. This is why humanity cannot be trusted with life or death decisions.
