Remind me not to read the legal news
Oct. 24th, 2006 09:29 pmit just makes me depressed.
( The facts of this case include some disturbing stuff. )
In other words, no matter how obviously the prosecution breaks the law -- and this was pretty blatant, permitting perjury and not handing over an accomplice's statement -- if you could've discovered this earlier, you cannot use it for an appeal. In other words, you had better get a decent lawyer the first time around, or you'll get executed even if the evidence points to your innocence, because the courts won't consider the evidence.
Did I mention that it's against the law for any official of the court to permit perjured testimony? How do we get these fuckers disbarred again?
( The facts of this case include some disturbing stuff. )
In other words, no matter how obviously the prosecution breaks the law -- and this was pretty blatant, permitting perjury and not handing over an accomplice's statement -- if you could've discovered this earlier, you cannot use it for an appeal. In other words, you had better get a decent lawyer the first time around, or you'll get executed even if the evidence points to your innocence, because the courts won't consider the evidence.
Did I mention that it's against the law for any official of the court to permit perjured testimony? How do we get these fuckers disbarred again?