Nemesis121
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There has to be, the eye witness recanted her story the following year, he should have been out of prison since 1990, the state knew about it and kept an innocent man in prison.
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Man cleared of NYC murder after 25 years in prison.
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There has to be, the eye witness recanted her story the following year, he should have been out of prison since 1990, the state knew about it and kept an innocent man in prison.
firehawk12
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I think the worst part is that the cops and the prosecutors probably don't face any real penalties. It's too bad.
Wow. I have never met the man, no clue what he is like, yet after one article I am disgusted and enraged. I cannot believe the world we live in sometimes. This man lost 25 YEARS of his life! 25 fucking years! I'm only 21, and I had to sit back and try to create a sense of time throughout my life and just how long that really is... Everything I would have done in my life would have been behind bars. Everything. I would not have experienced a single thing in my life up until this point, and I would have had 4 more years to go...
What a poor, poor man. I very deeply sympathize with him. I know a lot of people say that, but I wish I could help him, I really do. Give him something, even just a hug... What a sick, sick world we live in. I hope to the bottom of my heart that someone is held responsible or he is greatly compensated.
What a poor, poor man. I very deeply sympathize with him. I know a lot of people say that, but I wish I could help him, I really do. Give him something, even just a hug... What a sick, sick world we live in. I hope to the bottom of my heart that someone is held responsible or he is greatly compensated.
MickeyKnox
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The new Brooklyn DA campaigned on this, overturning wrongful convictions is all well and good but a case needs to built and criminal charges need to be filed against the people responsible.
Namely this motherfucker right here:
Louis Scarcella
Namely this motherfucker right here:
Louis Scarcella
pants
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If you thought about this longer than 2 seconds you would realize it is a terrible idea.
abstract alien
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How the fuck does evidence state you are at Disney, yet committed a crime somewhere else? I don't understand how you logically come to that conclusion with enough belief to put someone in prison for 25 years.
Vermillion
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Massive Duck. C.M.
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but seriously, it seems like there should be some legal version of malpractice, or a more forceful one if there already is. 25 years out of someone's life gone for no good reason is serious.
abstract alien
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Seriously. I get upset if I waste 15 minutes, let alone 25 years. You can't get any amount of time back once it's gone. Not sure one could ever come to complete peace with that, knowing it was severely unjust.
Tim the Wiz
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Unfortunately, order--and the appearance of swift justice--is often prioritized over the exercise of true justice. The result here is an innocent man's life ruined and a killer walking free.
That's beyond just "lazy".
I know you're kidding, but find a picture of him "acting like a thug" and you have a real shot at being published by the WSJ Opinion site.
That's beyond just "lazy".
I know you're kidding, but find a picture of him "acting like a thug" and you have a real shot at being published by the WSJ Opinion site.
He can probably sue the city for wrongful conviction...
This table shows how much a person can receive for each state.
This is the source CNN cited.
Edit: In states such as AZ there is no statute, but you still have legal options to pursue for being wrongly convicted.
20,000 for entirety of wrongful incarceration. Wow! Fuck you too new Hampshire. Actually most of those are a slap in the face.
abstract alien
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And everyone responsible for that bullshit will still sleep good tonight. Tragic.
Not just 25 years, but half his life. As an innocent man.
Knowing that there are many, many more innocent people just sitting locked up without even a trial started yet like in Brazil for suspected trafficking is sickening too.
Money won't bring back those 25 years, but it's the least they could do considering what just happened should have happened 25 years ago even a day after his sentencing. It's inexcusable.
Knowing that there are many, many more innocent people just sitting locked up without even a trial started yet like in Brazil for suspected trafficking is sickening too.
Money won't bring back those 25 years, but it's the least they could do considering what just happened should have happened 25 years ago even a day after his sentencing. It's inexcusable.
FalsettoVibe
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Wow. Glad he is out. How terrible.
spindashing
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I've long given up on doing this... It always is the case. I turn 25 this year so imagining him losing that amount of time is fucking depressing...
Spiritreaver
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He's pretty screwed I am sorry to say. There are many cases like this and most state laws don't provide any sort of decent support for those wrongfully convicted, and even if they do they don't take into account the stigma attached to being in prison, the lack of education, job experience, etc.
We have an absolutely horrible justice system, especially when it comes to mistakes. People (taxpayers) don't like having their money spent on anything associated with crime. So corners are cut, bad decisions are made.
It's really sad.
Dark Octave
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No less than a million for every year he's been in prison, tax free. They owe him at least that for taking his life from him.
And to think, this could have easily been a death penalty case.
And to think, this could have easily been a death penalty case.
Neuromancer
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What the fuck?!
Skellig Gra
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Poor guy, I would be out to sue the shit out of everyone involved. Not even for the money just the satisfaction of justice.
AtomskEater
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That's a damn shame, all the evidence in the world to support his alibi and he was still found guilty. Boondocks being closer to reality than fiction once again.
What would your first thought be? Aside from elation at no longer being imprisoned.
It might not occur to me at first, but it would definitely come up quickly. 25 years behind bars, how easy would it be to readjust to society and find a decent job?
What would your first thought be? Aside from elation at no longer being imprisoned.
It might not occur to me at first, but it would definitely come up quickly. 25 years behind bars, how easy would it be to readjust to society and find a decent job?
Psychological Intellect
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just gotta say fuck the police
and reading this stuff never fails to make me
and of course he's black. Only evidence the prosecution needed.
and reading this stuff never fails to make me
and of course he's black. Only evidence the prosecution needed.
Red Mage
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I feel sorry for the guy, and I hope he gets justice (unlikely as it seems) out of this, but I just thought of something. If I was a relative of the victim, I'd sue the prosecutor and police as well. Not only did they let my family member's murderer go because of malice/incompetence, they have forever tarnished their memory by connecting it to a gross miscarriage of justice.
I wonder if the cops/prosecutor are still alive? If so, strip the cops of their retirement and the prosecutor of his license to practice if so.
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California Maximum of $100 per day of wrongful incarceration.
...what?
I wonder if the cops/prosecutor are still alive? If so, strip the cops of their retirement and the prosecutor of his license to practice if so.
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California Maximum of $100 per day of wrongful incarceration.
...what?
AnathemicOne
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Whenever I read cases like this I wonder about the actual aftermath. Do these guys get compensation of some kind? I never hear about it
Well in Florida you might get nothing:
http://www.innocenceproject.org/Content/Compensating_The_Wrongly_Convicted.php
This is exactly why he needs money to live on without having to worry about any of that.
Not Spaceghost
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You know I'm trying to remember something here but I'm pretty sure that when I took a commercial law class 2 years ago, the intro to law week of the class talked about how most cases end at plea bargaining phase even if the person is innocent for one reason, they're afraid that they might lose even if they are innocent.
A person is more likely to take 3 months than lose and take 25 years, even if innocent.
Or something like that.
A person is more likely to take 3 months than lose and take 25 years, even if innocent.
Or something like that.
Byakuya769
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Mad about the prosecutor and police? What about the pieces of shit sitting on that jury?
entremet
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The recanted testimony was after the fact, no? Seems like the jury believed her.
HI. BILLY MAYS HERE
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Prosecutors and cops should be thrown in jail it's sad to shit like this happen to people especially when you have an air tight alibi
It's not just the general unreliability of eyewitness testimony, it's the use of witnesses who have something to gain and will say whatever the prosecution wants them to say. That's why I would never believe jailhouse snitches. They just happen to hear the defendant confess to crimes that occurred exactly how the police wrote it up.
Absolutely ridiculous. Since police and prosecutors withheld evidence that could have proved his innocence they should be facing jail time. If it was just a normal case where further evidence down the road proved innocence we should be punishing the police or prosecutors but this case is disgusting.
In this case you kill everyone involved in getting you locked up because after spending 22 years in prison you have no hope of recovering and living a normal life.
Byakuya769
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Sure, but there was still plenty of information raising a reasonable doubt. Plus, eye witness testimony is shitty coming from one person. Fuck those idiots.
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