Tuesday, January 22, 2008

I Did Not Do It

There have been many cases in the United States where people are convicted for crimes they did not commit. Recently people including my mom have been using DNA testing to prove convicted felons innocent. Tim Masters, from Fort Colons, Colorado will be released today at 9.30a.m. He was convicted for the murder of 37 year Peggy Hettrick in 1999. Tim Masters served 8 years for a crime he did not commit.



People serving in prison for crimes they did not commit is a huge problem in the United States. THIS NEEDS TO STOP! Many times this happens because of poor representation from lawyers. This also happens because of bad witnesses or a bad jury. The United States needs to work harder for a flawless justices system!

1 comment:

Sean Rakowski said...

This seems to be a topic about which you have some pretty strong feelings, Devin. It would be interesting if you followed up on it. How many people are wrongfully incarcerated in the US? Are a large proportion of them from any particular ethnic/racial group? What more could be done about the situation? Are there groups working on it already?
Mr. R