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Should've waited for the DNA evidence. The idea we convict with just eyewitness testimony alone is enough of a nightmare. Also, this is how it happens already
by BearGoesChirp 10y ago
Should've waited for the DNA evidence. The idea we convict with just eyewitness testimony alone is enough of a nightmare.
Also, this is how it happens already if they go through the entire trial.
* "We have an eyewitness. File the charges!"
* "Jury finds the defendant not guilty because they didn't think the eyewitness' testimony was proof beyond a reasonable doubt."
* "We found DNA evidence and even a video that someone recorded but didn't admit to just now."
Double jeopardy means they can't go ahead, no matter what evidence they find. This is just extending that a little further, which I see as a good thing.