Wrong man was executed in Texas, probe says

[rexcat]

He was the spitting image of the killer, had the same first name and was near the scene of the crime at the fateful hour: Carlos DeLuna paid the ultimate price and was executed in place of someone else in Texas in 1989, a report out Tuesday found.

Not much else one can say.


http://news.yahoo.com/wrong-man-executed-texas-probe-says-051125159.html

[stevenleser]

1. K&R - Horrific story nt

[DLevine]

4. I'm sure this happens more often than we realize. Frightening. n/t

[Brickbat]

2. Shameful. K&R.

[Horse with no Name]

3. Pretty certain that this isn't the only one but hey

several things were accomplished here anyway...

1. Bloodlust satisfied
2. A brown person who probably did something to someone anyway was dealt with and it becomes a Win/Win for pro-death zealots.

I guess I better put some sarcasm in there.

Me? This case is the bellweather of WHY the DP should be abolished. I hope the state compensates his family but instead I feel pretty certain that it will just dismiss the study.