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Exonerated of Rape Conviction, Man Is Freed After 26 Years

Submitted by firefighterb, Jan 9, 2008 20:14

I am not suprised about this article becaUse it is happening all over our nations particulary to the poor who are unable to afford good attorneys. Also I am angry the the parole board denied this man his release becuase he wouldn't admit to a crime that he did not do. I feel that they need to take thier personal feeeling out of it and judge the imate based on thier behavior and reformation in prison. It is a sad and scary day for all of us WHEN PROSECUTORS ARE MORE CONCERN ABOUT THIER RECORD OF WINS AND LOSES THAN whenter a person is innocent . I am angry for this man and I feel tha he should sue the parole board as well for keeping him locked up all of that time. Last but not least if 15 imates have been relased since 2001 in Texas imagine how many innocent men have died on thier death row. JUST THINK ABOUT THAT ONE.

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I am not suprised about this article becaUse it is happening all over our nations particulary to the poor who...	firefighterb	Jan 9, 2008 20:14
I find it difficult to understand why the State should not be liable for very severe financial damages - in... [MORE]	Victor Galindo	Jan 6, 2008 15:06
Hey, does anybody know if wrongfully convicted people are compensated? A bunch of money isn't going to give somebody back... [MORE]	Matt	Jan 6, 2008 12:40
Unless she was raped by two men and only one ejaculated, then mismatched DNA does indeed mean innocent (although the... [MORE]	Tom	Jan 5, 2008 13:16
So once again we realize many years later than some women lied and falsely accused some innocent man of raping... [MORE]	Kevin	Jan 4, 2008 20:10
Perhaps this woman thought she identified the right man, I'm not defending her because this type of identification (relying of... [MORE]	Nancy	Jan 6, 2008 10:56
The article portrays this case as a racially biased, or even racist, jury and an overzealous and possibly racist prosecutor... [MORE]	Ben	Jan 4, 2008 16:49
I simply do not trust police or prosecutors blindly. We need reforms. Evidence should be preserved for at least 100... [MORE]	Chipper	Jan 4, 2008 16:17
Everything wrong with government today, and all of its facets, is directly attributable to politicians who have 'served' before today.... [MORE]	Willys	Jan 4, 2008 10:44
Anybody heard anything from the woman who identified him? [MORE]	Richard Aubrey	Jan 4, 2008 10:42