>>>>Another miscarriage.
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>>>>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/death-row-man-saved-midway-through-last-cheeseburger-1928034.html
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>>>>why on earth would they not DNA test evidence.
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>>>Didn't Kevin just start a thread on this (with, as expected, a diametrically opposed take on the intervention :-} )
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>>I think Kevin would acknowledge that the evidence should be absolutely water tight before a death sentence. Where I would differ with Kevin is that I don't think there should be a death penalty at all whatever the evidence.
>
>Actually - I take it back : Kevin does appear to approve of the temporary reprieve.
>IAC, I'm pretty much in your camp on capital punishment in general....


OTOH from the description of some of these US supermax prisons they should maybe give the prisoners the option .