Death Penalty Research

[Mythbuster]

I'm doing a debate against the death penalty and I am wantng information where a person was executed and the court later exonerated this person. I would prefer it to be after 1970.

Any other death penalty injustice is also appreciated

[PhoenixAsh]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrongful_execution

[PhoenixAsh]

http://www.criminaljusticedegreesgui...execution.html

[Mythbuster]

Thanks. I'm wanting it to be on something that the courts have knowingly admited that they were wrong.

[PhoenixAsh]

Just google:

exorated after execution
wrongful execution
deathpenalty failures of justice

You will get plenty of links and cases. You can pick the ones that suit your debate best.

[PhoenixAsh]

Thanks. I'm wanting it to be on something that the courts have knowingly admited that they were wrong.

courts very rarely admit they are wrong. However I found a case in India:

http://barandbench.com/brief/6/1159/...enalty-avoided

[Mythbuster]

courts very rarely admit they are wrong. However I found a case in India:

http://barandbench.com/brief/6/1159/...enalty-avoided

Thanks a ton! We are, however, sticking with the US. I may bring that up.

[PhoenixAsh]

Thanks a ton! We are, however, sticking with the US. I may bring that up.

I tought so. Court generally do not admit they are wrong. They base their judgement on the evaluation of evidence by the Jury. So the jury can be wrong...but the court rarely admits it is wrong in their verdicts onlythta the evidence or the evaluation of that evidence is wrong.

here is some more info:

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/node/523

http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/node...of%20Innocence