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highthief · 09-20-2005, 10:48 AM

I gave you the stats for Great Britain. How many other jurisdictions would you like me to research for you? I think they should be representative enough of modern justice systems practiced in industrialized nations but I invite you to seek out Pennsylvania's numbers yourself.

The problem we face is one of definition. Some would say every conviction overturned on appeal represents the freeing of an innocent. Others would argue only things like DNA evidence that results in complete exoneration represents the freeing of an innocent. And there are those who say "Yeah, the DNA shows he didn't rape that girl, but he boosted a TV set 3 years before that so he's not innocent at all, he just didn't do that particular crime".

Personally, I view the "overturned on appeal" to be sufficient, hence the British numbers.

09-20-2005, 10:48 AM	#39 (permalink)
highthief Junkie Location: Ontario, Canada	I gave you the stats for Great Britain. How many other jurisdictions would you like me to research for you? I think they should be representative enough of modern justice systems practiced in industrialized nations but I invite you to seek out Pennsylvania's numbers yourself. The problem we face is one of definition. Some would say every conviction overturned on appeal represents the freeing of an innocent. Others would argue only things like DNA evidence that results in complete exoneration represents the freeing of an innocent. And there are those who say "Yeah, the DNA shows he didn't rape that girl, but he boosted a TV set 3 years before that so he's not innocent at all, he just didn't do that particular crime". Personally, I view the "overturned on appeal" to be sufficient, hence the British numbers. __________________ Si vis pacem parabellum. Last edited by highthief; 09-20-2005 at 10:52 AM..