Supreme Court rules inmates don't have a right to DNA tests (suspect, Kennedy)
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Sure, there's only been 238 men exonerated through DNA testing since 1992...but the SC doesn't seem to think that prisoners have a right to use all the tools at their disposal to prove their innocence. How many innocent men are languishing in prison now?
It was a 5-4 decision, with the usual suspects voting in the majority..Roberts, Scalia, Uncle Clarence, Kennedy and Alito.
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Convicts do not have a right under the Constitution to obtain DNA testing to try to prove their innocence after being found guilty the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
And the "usual suspects" - liberals - fail to tell the whole truth.
"But the decision does not necessarily mean that many innocent prisoners will languish in their cells without access to DNA testing, since Alaska is one of only a few states without a law granting convicts at least some access to the new technology."
"The majority appeared to have been influenced by the fact that 46 states and the federal government have enacted laws that allow some inmates access to DNA testing, and there is nothing to prevent the remaining states from changing their laws."
Last edited by Johnny B. Fury; 06-18-2009 at 11:43 AM..
And the "usual suspects" - liberals - fail to tell the whole truth.
"But the decision does not necessarily mean that many innocent prisoners will languish in their cells without access to DNA testing, since Alaska is one of only a few states without a law granting convicts at least some access to the new technology."
"The majority appeared to have been influenced by the fact that 46 states and the federal government have enacted laws that allow some inmates access to DNA testing, and there is nothing to prevent the remaining states from changing their laws."
Not all states allow access to DNA testing, and I don't care if it's only one innocent guy who sits in prison.. it's one too many
Peter Nuefeld, a co-founder of The Innocence Project, which works to free wrongly convicted prisoners, told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was disappointed with the ruling.
“There is no question that a small group of innocent people — and it is a small group — will languish in prison because they can’t get access to the evidence,” he said
Not all states allow access to DNA testing, and I don't care if it's only one innocent guy who sits in prison.. it's one too many
Peter Nuefeld, a co-founder of The Innocence Project, which works to free wrongly convicted prisoners, told The Associated Press on Thursday that he was disappointed with the ruling. “There is no question that a small group of innocent people — and it is a small group — will languish in prison because they can’t get access to the evidence,” he said
Now that I can agree on. One innnocent individual is too many. Access to DNA evidence is important, but it seems to be a tricky line to draw in the sand in determining who has access and who doesn't. I wouldn't want to be in the position deciding who does and who doesn't, that's for sure.
Sure, there's only been 238 men exonerated through DNA testing since 1992...but the SC doesn't seem to think that prisoners have a right to use all the tools at their disposal to prove their innocence. How many innocent men are languishing in prison now?
It was a 5-4 decision, with the usual suspects voting in the majority..Roberts, Scalia, Uncle Clarence, Kennedy and Alito.
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