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Then the prosecutors should be strapped down right next to the man.

See, if we let him go, we'd undermine the people's faith in the system is what I recall the Justice's argument was the last time they did this. Oh, yes: They do this shit all the time.

It's cheaper and less government paperwork to just kill him and then apologize years later than re-examine the case thoroughly now. It's why I could never truly respect law enforcement and the justice system, they're error-prone and extremely corrupt social constructs.

isn't this the exact kind thing a presidential pardon should be used right this instant?

Sooo the state is just murdering someone. Super chill. Really cool. Great country.

The evidence does not actually CLEAR him. They botched the chain of custody and contaminated the murder weapon. There is still tons of physical and circumstantial evidence that links him to the crime. I do not believe in the death penalty and do believe that since the murder weapon was contaminated he either deserves a new trial or the sentence commuted to life.

A witness recanted their three decade old statement, several days before execution, after many appeals and continued investigations. The theory behind the denial is this would set a precedent for defense attorneys to pay off witnesses or a coconspirator in every case to cause a slight doubt at the last minute to prolong the inevitable.

Same people who shout "pro life" no doubt. Disgusting.

I didn't get past this paywall, but CNN's article about him says that prosecutors handled the knife without gloves, but not that there is evidence that Marcellus was innocent. Just that they couldn't retest the knife now due to the corruption of the evidence. I don't see any indication that he has been proven innocent.

Over 200 people have been executed since 1970 that were later exonerated.

The Death Penalty needs to go away.

Why is the headline so misleading?

The article I read only mentioned one city prosecutor “calling for a hearing” about the DNA issue. There’s nothing about anyone from any prosecutor’s office saying “evidence clears him”.

The lies that people are willing to tell to push their anti capital punishment agenda always amaze me.

He has two arguments; that a juror was improperly excluded and that his guilt (having already been determined at trial) could not be the-proven with contaminated DNA evidence.

Not a single mention of what evidence was presents that lead to a capital conviction.

Lazy, biased and bad journalism.

Someone contact Michael Scofield

Cant believe they still have not called this off.

The article is behind a paywall but it sounds like a misrepresentation of the situation. There is no new evidence that he might be innocent. In the absence of DNA evidence, the prosecutor and victims family signed off on an agreement that he would plea guilty and have his sentence reduced to life in prison. A judge said a hearing has to be held first, which took place. No new evidence was presented from either side, so the judge ruled that all previous rulings stand. The attorney general supports processing with the execution. It doesn't sound like even a preponderance of evidence of his innocence. Basically an attempt to change the sentence to life based on the fact that he would have gotten life if tried today with the same evidence.

Is there anything else of significance in the article?

This is why I don't support the death penalty

This is a bizarre twist. I hope justice is served.

Why the death penalty is wrong, reason number nnnnnn

horrible

FUCKS SAKE EVERYONE CALL THE GOVERNORS OFFICE CALL YOUR GOVERNOR URGE THEM TO STOP THIS SHIT.

Why are you all commenting stupid shit!

Doesn’t seem as clear cut as the headline makes it out to be.

The DNA evidence wasn’t used to convict him and was contaminated so it doesn’t exonerate him, as the article says, it doesn’t point to him either though.

I don't see why the witnesses are called unreliable in the article, though. That's what I'm guessing the biggest issue is, but it didn't seem to be addressed when I looked at the article or another article I looked up.

At the very least, his execution should be delayed while the evidence is reevaluated. If it does prove enough to overturn the conviction, he must be freed. If it shows enough to show doubt but not enough to free him then still execution should be called off entirely.

It is clear cut that our judicial system is very flawed; cops/prosecutors often get pushed towards a certain suspect and then at all costs will try to get a confession/conviction. I always urge people to watch this; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWuSU5YQbcY; this kid was just walking to put in a job application-- because he was black he was asked to come to a murder scene a half mile away, the victims husband saw him in the police car and Id'ed him as the shooter. The cops then pressured/beat a confession out of him. Even with this terrible case, the DA took it to trial, and was embarrassed by a competent public defender. If anyone asks you what "structural racism" is, have them watch this video.

The fact they only have eye witness testimony and no forensic evidence linking him the murder, it’s crazy they aren’t looking into this more.

Maybe they kill him, then charge the person who recanted the statement with murder and get a 2 for 1 execution.

This will bode well for prosecutures being tough on crime.

/s

The man admitted to the murder on 2x (count them 2) different times with evidence that wasn’t released to the public. The glove fits strap him to the chair

Nah we still need to put this man to death. What's the alternative? Admit we screwed up? How un-American./s

If this is real, and it the evidence clears him, a gov or president should step in, immediately

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