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gollygee

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7. This kind of thing happens all the time

Reply to Blue_Tires (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 09:50 AM

Feb 2016

I read a book called Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson about case after case like this, and it doesn't cover all the cases he worked on, nor does it take into account the multitude of cases he couldn't get to.

I'm glad he's disbarred but that seems like a pretty mild punishment for doing something so horrible.

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Former Texas prosecutor disbarred for sending innocent man to death row [View all] Blue_Tires Feb 2016 OP

Sebesta ought to serve 12 years in a max security prison. Warren Stupidity Feb 2016 #1

+1 !!! In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #2

disbarred? sounds like murder to me. spanone Feb 2016 #3

+1 merrily Feb 2016 #4

I agree. Malice of forethought. Attempted murder one. DFW Feb 2016 #6

Former Texas prosecutor Kelly Siegler helped bring this a-wipe down. boston bean Feb 2016 #5

This kind of thing happens all the time gollygee Feb 2016 #7

I guess I should be pleased he got some kind of punishment Blue_Tires Feb 2016 #9

It is tough living in Texas as times Gothmog Feb 2016 #8