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Do you have a link to the case details? At the very least, there has to have been some additional evidence to convict, even if circumstantial. I find it hard to
by 10000truths 3y ago
Do you have a link to the case details? At the very least, there has to have been some additional evidence to convict, even if circumstantial. I find it hard to believe that someone can be ruled guilty of a crime as serious as rape based solely on the plaintiff's testimony.
- tonyedgecombe 3y agoHere is an example: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66513959 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66513959
- 2devnull 3y ago>I find it hard to believe I find it hard to believe you find it hard to believe. :) There’s a cliche term for such cases, “he said/she said” and they are not at all uncommon.
- bawolff 3y agoI dont think this term applies here - usually that term is reserved for one or both parties misrepresenting the situation. Here we have mistaken identity, which i would consider different.
- 2devnull 3y agoMy point stands. These are not uncommon cases. The justice system has obvious flaws and frequently goes awry. Mistaken identity, false testimony, wrongful convictions should be common knowledge.
- cafard 3y agoWas this the case involving Alice Sebold? The man was cleared, but I don't remember whether DNA evidence was involved.
- DrunkOnPower 3y agoSounds like Steven Avery's rape conviction. He was convicted even though he had an alibi.
- WalterBright 3y agoNo. Sorry.