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California district attorney more concerned about privacy rights for sperm than a man's life
Just when you think nothing can surprise you, there’s a story like this one from OC Weekly. There's prosecutorial misconduct and then there is this—something so malicious that it literally shocks the conscience.
The case began more than 30 years ago, when a 5-year-old boy watched his babysitter’s vicious murder. When the police asked him for a description he repeatedly described the killer as a white man. Kenneth Clair, described as a dark-skinned black man, is currently on death row for the murder.
The skin color discrepancy is just the tip of the iceberg. You must read the piece to understand the sheer amount of corruption and lies that got Clair where he is today. But suffice it to say: The prosecution lied and lied and lied. They flagrantly violated the law in order to secure this death row conviction.
The case has gotten even crazier in the past few years. In 2008, “nearly 21 years after the defendant landed on death row, forensic testing unavailable at the time of the trial came back with a startling conclusion: The DNA of the sperm recovered inside [the victim's] vagina did not belong to Clair." From OC Weekly:
The case began more than 30 years ago, when a 5-year-old boy watched his babysitter’s vicious murder. When the police asked him for a description he repeatedly described the killer as a white man. Kenneth Clair, described as a dark-skinned black man, is currently on death row for the murder.
The skin color discrepancy is just the tip of the iceberg. You must read the piece to understand the sheer amount of corruption and lies that got Clair where he is today. But suffice it to say: The prosecution lied and lied and lied. They flagrantly violated the law in order to secure this death row conviction.
The case has gotten even crazier in the past few years. In 2008, “nearly 21 years after the defendant landed on death row, forensic testing unavailable at the time of the trial came back with a startling conclusion: The DNA of the sperm recovered inside [the victim's] vagina did not belong to Clair." From OC Weekly:
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http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2015/11/12/1449182/-You-have-to-read-this-story-How-OC-prosecutors-lied-to-put-a-man-on-death-row
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