The few that were exonerated were convicted long before the technology of today. Before the days of routine DNA testing, etc.
Also many, if not all, states have revised their statutes on crimes eligible for the death penalty. The only ones subject to it are those who commit the most heinous of crimes and have been convicted with incontrovertible proof.
How about the two in Carnation that killed a family of six, including two children, all over a few bucks? Poster children for the death penalty.
What about the Worley case?
The prosecutors just want anyone they accuse to be found guilty.
Like in my trespassing case, I show up to the very first court date. The prosecutor told the public defender that he was going to go with felony threatening people with a gun, trespassing, and other misc charges. I told the public defender what had happened and she got confused and did not understand why I was even arrested in the first place. (I had arrived at 0900) They talked for a while, others had their time in court. At about 1400, I was told there were not going to charges, was sent out.
4 or so months later, was charged for trespassing.
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