To make up for my previous rant, here is something a little more interesting and substantial. innocenceproject.org/understand/Snitches-Informants.php In 18% of wrongful conviction cases overturned through DNA testing, an informant testified against the defendant at the original trial. Often, statements from people with incentives to testify — particularly incentives that are not disclosed to the jury — are the central evidence in convicting an innocent person.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 05:57:34 +0000
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