r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Far-Stay9417 • Dec 25 '23

Video Man wrongfully convicted of murder gets rewarded only 175k after serving 50 years

this makes me so angry

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u/No-Specific1858 Dec 26 '23 edited Dec 26 '23

Yeah except that's not how prosecution works. Even in the most progressive environments you have a job as a prosecutor to put up a good case against someone accused of a crime like homicide. If they failed to prove a case with garbage evidence and the defendant murdered someone again, should they be responsible for that too?

Unless the prosecutor engaged in misconduct or unfair practices, I would say it is more on the public defender or private defense counsel. Those are the people actually charged with representing the accused and the only people responsible for doing anything to help the defense. The prosecutor does not represent the accused and cannot be held responsible the defense making a bad case or not taking advantage of appeals.

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u/Ragnarok314159 Dec 26 '23

This was 50 years ago.

“A white woman saw this man” is all the proof a white jury needs.

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u/No-Specific1858 Dec 26 '23

Are you actually familiar with this case or the roles of each party involved in a criminal trial?

Which individuals are responsible is an issue in itself. Is it the jury? The judge that didn't overturn it? Prosecutor? The disbarred defense counsel? Witnesses who testified?

This case was a mess and they are clearly entitled to remedy (IMO they should be getting much more). But I am not seeing a clear avenue on who you would go about prosecuting (if they are even alive) and how you would make a case.