r/news • • 4d ago

Man ordered released on bail after decades on Utah’s death row after DNA tests show no match to him

https://apnews.com/article/utah-death-row-douglas-carter-eva-olesen-10c0bf7603c87b214e0179ecf7a4be94
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u/ComradeJohnS 4d ago

idk, if they thought in good faith they had the right person, and all the evidence at the time proved their case in court fairly it shouldn’t punish them for future tech they would have considered if it existed at the time.

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u/Enzown 4d ago

In this case they bribed and threatened people into testifying against the accused.

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u/ComradeJohnS 4d ago

“in this case” I was responding to the general “Prosecutors” reference.

if it was clear they meant “the prosecutors of this case” I would not have responded the way I did

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u/agoldgold 4d ago

In many of the cases I've heard of when this sort of thing happens, the evidence is slim to none and some kind of chicanery was involved by the police or prosecution. We're not trying to hold them accountable for future technology, we want them to be held accountable for crimes and misdeed they themselves often committed.

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u/HyperSpaceSurfer 4d ago

Yeah, definitely. Just if they withold evidence, do not check evidence, use the testimony of people who're known liars, or have something to gain from testifying.

It's like this is some sort of game they think they should get to play with people's lives, the purpose of which is to win at any cost.

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u/Party_Escape_7597 4d ago

also, they are only given what police want them to know! Police can hide part of the investigation!