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He was innocent & executed.
by thechao 10y ago
He was innocent & executed.
- wnevets 10y agosounds like texas alright
- mc32 10y agoDo you recall the case? I think it's one of the seminal cases that cast grave doubts on the accuracy of fire science as then and currently understood.
- forgetsusername 10y ago>Do you recall the case? PBS to the rescue: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/death-by-fire/ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/death-by-fire/
- mc32 10y agoSimilar, but the case I recall was this one about mr Graf: https://wrongfulconvictionsblog.org/2015/08/20/modern-forensics-vs-good-old-fashioned-texas-justice-the-trials-of-ed-graf/ https://wrongfulconvictionsblog.org/2015/08/20/modern-forens... He's not the most sympathetic guy, given his peccadilloes, but the case was mostly circumstantial with some junk science thrown in for good measure. However, the overturning of his conviction was due to the injustice carried out on mr Willingham and the exposition of the junk science behind it. The overturning of mr Graf's conviction was the first one based on what was learned from the Willingham case.
- finid 10y agoI was aware of that case when it was unfolding, but did not follow it until the end. Surprised that they convicted and executed the guy. Sad case, but how many of those have taken place in Texas, or in the US as a whole?
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- zaroth 10y agoIt's actually discussed in TFA.
- zeveb 10y agoHe was executed. His innocence has not been established but — based on what I've read — I suspect that he was, in fact, innocent.
- mikestew 10y agoOr to put it more appropriately, you are not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt of his guilt?
- zeveb 10y agoTrue. I wasn't on his jury, though, so my opinion isn't legally relevant. If he were indeed innocent, then the Texas state justice system needs to do some long hard thinking about how he was indicted, convicted and executed.
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