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My own opinion is that in every case where a man is found to be wrongfully convicted, they must look back at the record and punish the prosecutor. Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, month for month, year for year, and death for death.
Restitution money should come out of the prosecutors own pocket, and the debt should not be able to be discharged in bankruptcy, even if it means he loses his home.
The prosecutor should also be permanently disbarred.
If it sounds like I have a dislike for prosecutors, it's because I do. There never has existed a more dishonorable profession than one who makes his living robbing people of life, liberty, and property.
I'm sure there are cases of honest mistakes ...and in those cases, some of the above (IMO) shouldn't apply... I also think they are few and far between
Just wondering how many people here have thought about this the same way I have.
When someone is found guilty of a crime he or she did not commit, and later exonerated, it usually makes headlines. Stories of a paltry sum paid out in restitution, and how the person is glad it's over with and ready to be restored to liberty.
What does not very often get mentioned, however, is how the person came to be wrongfully convicted. To me, the answer is obvious. Someone had to be lying somewhere. The biggest liar of them all would be the prosecution, yet there never seems to be any call to hold them accountable for robbing an innocent of precious years of his life, years that can never be reclaimed.
Whether he "believed" in his cause is irrelevant. Whether he believed the defendant was guilty is irrelevant. What matters is that an innocent was convicted based on his convincing a jury that he was guilty.
My own opinion is that in every case where a man is found to be wrongfully convicted, they must look back at the record and punish the prosecutor. Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, month for month, year for year, and death for death.
Restitution money should come out of the prosecutors own pocket, and the debt should not be able to be discharged in bankruptcy, even if it means he loses his home.
The prosecutor should also be permanently disbarred.
If it sounds like I have a dislike for prosecutors, it's because I do. There never has existed a more dishonorable profession than one who makes his living robbing people of life, liberty, and property.
Good point! I would also say that this can also apply to unlawful arrests and/or not guilty verdicts. Yes, a non-guilty verdict is justice, but why did it get that far in the first place? The prosecution (and some defense) attorneys are always looking for a plea bargain. The things that people will do to get a conviction are alarming!
Take the icing off the cake. So many prosecutors use their office to stair step there way up into politics. Make a rule they cannot run for office for at least two years after leaving that position. Increase the pay and raise the bar for performance and increase the penalties for misconduct.
Equals less reason to railroad someone to prison,An innocent person's life is not destroyed, the general public doesn't have to pay for imprisoning an innocent person and then maybe compensation later.AND we keep a SCUMBAG out of our political sysytem.
The prosecutor in my loved one's case (who was falsely accused BTW) Was overheard saying she didn't care whether "Mr. X" is innocent or guilty...she just wanted a win with so little evidence because it would be good for her career. That is a problem IMO. They damn well should care.
She was also overheard telling the witness to say something they both knew was untrue for rebuttal.
This was all brought to the judge who did nothing about it.
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I would also say that this can also apply to unlawful arrests and/or not guilty verdicts. Yes, a non-guilty verdict is justice, but why did it get that far in the first place? The prosecution (and some defense) attorneys are always looking for a plea bargain. The things that people will do to get a conviction are alarming! 
