DNA test casts doubt on executed man's guilt

[jes]

Article: DNA test casts doubt on executed man's guilt

A DNA test on a strand of hair has cast doubt on the guilt of a Texas man who was executed 10 years ago during George W. Bush's final months as governor for a liquor-store robbery and murder.

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[killadoob]

Sounds like this was an injustice but at the same time perhaps justice was served.

 

[Ninja'd]

Well at least the bastard is dead now. Good riddance.

 

[wise_guy]

What do you do with someone who kills a man in prison-the very insitution that's supposed to reabilitate him?

 

[noxibox]

Ah yes, hair comparison, another dubious area of forensics.

 

[FlatspinZA]

Authorities said his getaway driver was Danny Dixon, previously convicted of shooting a girl between the eyes and burying her in a cemetery.

How is this person even on the streets?

Prosecutors also hammered on Jones' brutal past. While serving a 21-year prison sentence in Kansas, he poured a flammable liquid on his cellmate and set him on fire, killing him.

...and this person, too? How did he get out of jail after doing that to someone?

It seems SA is not the only place where convicted murderers roam the streets.

 

[blunomore]

What do you do with someone who kills a man in prison-the very insitution that's supposed to reabilitate him?

You charge him with murder.

Ah yes, hair comparison, another dubious area of forensics.

If you mean DNA testing, it's a pretty exact science AFAIK.

 

[zulgin]

so many speculation, the guy was guilty, lets be honest.

 

[FlatspinZA]

so many speculation, the guy was guilty, lets be honest.

Even if he wasn't - pouring petrol over someone and setting them on fire justifies executing him.

 

[Fudzy]

Well he isn't the last innocent person that Bush is responsible for killing.

 

[noxibox]

Even if he wasn't - pouring petrol over someone and setting them on fire justifies executing him.

What were the circumstances?

If you mean DNA testing, it's a pretty exact science AFAIK.

I meant hair comparison. And when it comes to DNA the results do not mean what jurors and judges are lead to believe it means. It can produce false positives.

 

[Alan]

Death penalty should only be an option in open and shut cases IMO