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Agreed. The system needs to be fixed before handing down capital punishment and prison sentences in general especially when disproportionately applied to people of color. Yesterday, they released a 75-year old man who was convicted as a juvenile but sentenced to life in prison. That man did 57 years in the penalty box. Hundreds of murderers have been convicted and released in that amount of time. It should not take the Innocence Project and celebrities to get wrongful convictions overturned. The Department of Justice needs to fix the broken system. 😎

I'll check out The Last Defense -- Thanks

The verdict is in and the defendant has been found not guilty on all charges. 😎

About 3 years ago, Viola Davis narrated "The Last Defense" which details the case. There's definitely room for doubt. Either way, as @Troy mentioned, representation makes a huge difference in criminal cases. Too many folks get imprisoned for being poor and black. 😎

I thought it was unnecessarily torturous to wait until just a few hours before granting the stay. Imagine saying good bye to your family as you mentally prepare to be killed only to be told, at the last minute, that you will be locked up forever... I have not been following the case closely and know about it because, being in OK, it comes up from time to time. My understanding is that the guy did not do the murder and did not know it had been committed until after the fact. You don't have to pull the trigger to be convicted of murder. Often the one who actually committed the murder will be released from prison, while someone else who was present during, or involved with, the crime will be locked up much longer. Often this has more to do with the quality of representation rather than guilt. Yeah, and too many of these innocent victims are poor and Black.

@Cynique How are you? You have been on my mind. Enjoy the eclipse. Take care, Del

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-shooting-gun-b1959467.html So, this dude just gonna show up outside the courthouse armed with a rifle. Police politely ask him for ID and whether or not has a license to carry. He casually says no regarding the license. Well, in Wisconsin it's illegal to have a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school. The sheriff deputies politely escort the dude back to his truck to put his firearm away. That's why I don't think police need to be defunded. They just have to look like the folks they've been sworn to serve and protect. 😎