of course they didn't have the technology available now back then. I feel for the poor woman's husband though - having to go through all this, but am not sure why he's against this if he's SURE it'll prove the guy guilty. And then there's what happens if he's innocent? Sure it will do a lot to futher the anti-dealth penalty cause - but will they try to find out who really killed this woman?
anyway, I agree that the gov did the right thing. Questions need to be answered.
yeah.. well. Then he's not really as SURE as he says he is. Assuming the story is not something made for TV (i.e. the husband did it) I really feel bad for him having to go through this all again.
It's a matter of court jurisdiction over evidence. Third parties, such as Centurion Ministries, are not legal triers of fact and thus should not be granted the opportunity to seek and test evidence from cases.
This establishes a risky precedent. It would be like a private citizen, asserting a right to take the "magic bullet" from the JFK assassination and seeking to independently test it to see if their theory about the Grassy Knoll were true. Such openness of availability of evidence to private citizens whims would be a slippery slope towards the demise of the criminal justice system.
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Date: 2006-01-06 08:35 am (UTC)anyway, I agree that the gov did the right thing. Questions need to be answered.
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Date: 2006-01-06 08:38 am (UTC)Perhaps out of fear that the death will be found to have been wrongful, and he would then feel guilty?
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Date: 2006-01-06 08:43 am (UTC)Slippery slope for courts.
Date: 2006-01-06 03:51 pm (UTC)This establishes a risky precedent. It would be like a private citizen, asserting a right to take the "magic bullet" from the JFK assassination and seeking to independently test it to see if their theory about the Grassy Knoll were true. Such openness of availability of evidence to private citizens whims would be a slippery slope towards the demise of the criminal justice system.