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Old 12-09-2005, 11:50 PM
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Default Re: Should the governator grant stanley TUKI williams clemency?

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But are you certain that those 12 people decided without bias of any kind, and with access to all of the facts? Just because a jury finds somebody guilty doesn't mean they were, as has been shown countless times for even death row inmates.

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That he hasn't won any appeals is further confirmation.

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I'm no lawyer, but don't appeals have more to do with scrutinizing the judge's rulings about evidence, testimony, et al, and not the conclusion the jury reached?

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I'm also not a lawyer, but all those things affect the outcome of the trial and if any of them were unfair to this guy, I'm sure it would have been brought up on appeal.
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