09-06-2009, 09:47 AM
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 Re: Pro & Anti DP?
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Originally Posted by SikkiNixx  Im Pro. And like Elric said, a year for appeals then swift execution. | A year for appeals? That is too harsh. I say that because it took Texas 10 years to rule on my husbands habeas corpus which literally sat there, delayed by each and every case before the USSC that could potentially overturn his sentence. The judge didn't want to be wrong or over ruled by the high court. So, what do you propose be done in those situations? In addition, what about those who are innocent? My uncle spent over a decade in prison on death row for a crime he did not commit. Had we gone by that logic, the state would have executed an innocent man.
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