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But that wouldn't be an exoneration. The exoneration rate for criminal defendants sentenced to death is around 4%, see my citation 3 in the original post. (And
by iudqnolq 3y ago
But that wouldn't be an exoneration. The exoneration rate for criminal defendants sentenced to death is around 4%, see my citation 3 in the original post.
(And it wouldn't "almost certainly" lead to a tossed conviction. The defendant would have a chance but not a guarantee at getting a new trial. See the comment you replied to for details)
- bradleyjg 3y agoThe study you linked defers to The Death Penalty Information Center’s determination of exoneration. It’s definition is here: https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/criteria-for-inclusion-on-dpics-innocence-list https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/criteria-for-inclusion-... It includes acquittal or dismissal of charges after the original conviction was tossed. But that does not imply actual innocence. For example, if a key piece of evidence is excluded because of an unconstitutional search that could lead to acquittal or dismissal of charges.