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Archae

(46,335 posts) Sun Jul 22, 2012, 06:42 PM Jul 2012

Tonight on "60 Minutes," innocent man sent to jail by corrupt prosecutor

It's a segment they already aired, but it still angers the hell out of me, this prosecutor who wanted another notch on his belt so he sent a guy he knew was innocent to jail.

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Tonight on "60 Minutes," innocent man sent to jail by corrupt prosecutor (Original Post) Archae Jul 2012 OP

is the guy free now? Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #1

Yes. Archae Jul 2012 #2

and the prosecutor? Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #3

Yes, that was going to be my question also. He is I hope serving time for his crime. sabrina 1 Jul 2012 #4

He's free too. But no longer a prosecutor. He's now a Texas judge. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2012 #6

High conviction rate as a prosecutor, that's how you get to be judge in Texas.. Fumesucker Jul 2012 #8

omg Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #10

A court of inquiry will begin Dec.10th Sienna86 Jul 2012 #5

That now-judge will get off. Archae Jul 2012 #7

As the Innocence Project has amply proven... sendero Jul 2012 #9

Unfortunately justanidea Jul 2012 #11

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

1. is the guy free now?

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 06:44 PM

Jul 2012

Archae

(46,335 posts)

2. Yes.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 06:44 PM

Jul 2012

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

3. and the prosecutor?

Reply to Archae (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 06:46 PM

Jul 2012

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

4. Yes, that was going to be my question also. He is I hope serving time for his crime.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 06:51 PM

Jul 2012

AnotherMcIntosh

(11,064 posts)

6. He's free too. But no longer a prosecutor. He's now a Texas judge.

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 07:45 PM

Jul 2012

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

8. High conviction rate as a prosecutor, that's how you get to be judge in Texas..

Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 09:27 PM

Jul 2012

And way too many other places too..

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

10. omg

Reply to AnotherMcIntosh (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 01:21 PM

Jul 2012

Sienna86

(2,149 posts)

5. A court of inquiry will begin Dec.10th

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 07:16 PM

Jul 2012

Wll he be indicted for prosecutorial misconduct? Who knows. It's Texas.

Archae

(46,335 posts)

7. That now-judge will get off.

Reply to Sienna86 (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 09:25 PM

Jul 2012

At most, an "admonishment" from the authorities.

sendero

(28,552 posts)

9. As the Innocence Project has amply proven...

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 09:28 PM

Jul 2012

.. this happens ALL THE TIME in America and there is no consequence to the prosecutor 99% of the time.

justanidea

(291 posts)

11. Unfortunately

Reply to Archae (Original post)

Mon Jul 23, 2012, 01:25 PM

Jul 2012

This happens all too often. Prosecutors are often more worried about getting their numbers up than they are making sure the system works properly.

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