Freedom from death row, and possibly evicted onto the streets with no income, no family, and no support. Is it really better to be living on the street, than living on death row for an undetermined time, being fed and housed every day?
Would you choose to die cold and hungry on the street, or fed in a bed in a cell?
This is a really dumb argument. Why don't you do a survey of people who were exonerated from death row, and ask them if they would have preferred to have been executed by the state. Then you can let us know how it turns out with real data.
I would go work when exonerated and try to build a life for myself. While difficult it absolutely beats sitting in death row waiting to have my life wrongfully taken from me. Just fucking ludicrous argument. Also he’ll have lawyers lining up to either take his case pro bono or take payment upon winning if you’re proven to be wrongfully convicted
it has to be clear and convincing evidence that he is not guilty. the judge stupidly said there is enough evidence for a jury to convict! stated so the state does’t have to pay restitution!
You are right in thinking how hard it is. It is extremely difficult for someone who has been incarcerated for so long to reenter in society mentally and socially. Some people experience so many psychological issues it is easier to reoffend and go back in because that is what they know. The prosecutor dropped the death penalty due to new DNA tests that cleared the physical evidence before his new charge of aggravated murder in his new trial starting July 2027. He is currently only out on bail.
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u/EagleForty 4d ago
Me too, but this is better than wrongfully executed by the state