Wednesday November 04, 2009 | Fully Myelinated Politics, Science, Miscellany |
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So, recently, I wrote about the Supreme Court hearing a case about whether it was Constitutional for a 13 year-old to receive a life sentence without parole for a crime short of murder. Turns out there's lots of reasonable doubt as to whether this 13 year old is actually guilty of anything more than burglary, but he was horribly treated by the justice system of Florida-- starting with a pathetic excuse for a lawyer who has been suspended from practicing in Florida. The whole sorry is pretty shameful. Questionable witnesses with strong ulterior motives, a victim who thinks the voice her assailant "could very well be his," and a judge who seems somewhat clueless. Slate's Amy Bach summarizes the travesty.
Posted by shgreene ( Nov 04 2009, 01:37:17 PM EST ) Permalink Comments [0]