Scandal for American justice: FBI could be at fault in 27 death row cases
Unprecedented federal review rules that the FBI may have exaggerated forensics in case of Willie Jerome Manning – a decision that puts other convictions in doubt
SPENCER S HSU THURSDAY 18 JULY 2013
US reviews 27 death penalty convictions due to FBI errors
Get short URL Published time: July 18, 2013 19:05
FBIが審査しなおしたら、21700の有罪事件で、120のケースは有罪かどうか疑わしく、そのなかには、27 死刑のケースがあった、と。
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Unprecedented federal review rules that the FBI may have exaggerated forensics in case of Willie Jerome Manning – a decision that puts other convictions in doubt
SPENCER S HSU THURSDAY 18 JULY 2013
US reviews 27 death penalty convictions due to FBI errors
Get short URL Published time: July 18, 2013 19:05
Last July, federal officials announced that they would investigate old criminal cases to see if faulty testimonies influenced death penalty convictions. More than 21,700 FBI Laboratory files are being examined, and at least 120 convictions have already been identified as potentially suspicious. Of these, about 27 were death penalty convictions, the Post reports.
FBIが審査しなおしたら、21700の有罪事件で、120のケースは有罪かどうか疑わしく、そのなかには、27 死刑のケースがあった、と。
(冤罪)