Illinois man freed after 30 years in prison

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-07-06/man-released-jail-murder-30-years/56074418/1

Spent over 30 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 3 year old girl. DNA from the crime did not mach his.

johndough wrote:http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-07-06/man-released-jail-murder-30-years/56074418/1

Spent over 30 years in prison for the rape and murder of a 3 year old girl. DNA from the crime did not mach his.

What a sad and unfair thing to do. I'm sure it happens a lot more than we realize.
Glad he has been released. I can't imagine what it would be like to be locked up for 30 years and then have to contend with the lifestyle we have today (cell phones, computers and so forth).

DNA testing should be mandatory in every case possible.There are tons of wrongful convictions.

On the upside, in Florida if you are wrongly convicted the state will pay you fifty thousand dollars for every year of incarceration. With a cap of a million if I'm not mistaken.

The sad thing about our System is that some prosecutors will ignore evidence that might weaken their case or even clear a defendant. Their job security is enhanced by a high level of convictions.

And I keep reading where prosecutors fight against new bonafide evidence that clearly exonerates someone convicted of a crime.

Yomama wrote:The sad thing about our System is that some prosecutors will ignore evidence that might weaken their case or even clear a defendant. Their job security is enhanced by a high level of convictions.

And I keep reading where prosecutors fight against new bonafide evidence that clearly exonerates someone convicted of a crime.

This is the problem I have w/ prosecutors. They are supposed to be for the truth but they rarely are.I can think of no good reason not to allow everybody a DNA test.