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DNA test prove executed VA man guilty...

Well, of course he did it; the newspapers include his middle name. Here's a quick guide to guilt:

Bob Smith: Not guilty
Robert Smith: Maybe guilty
Robert (middle name other than Wayne) Smith: Guilty
Robert Wayne Smith: Serial killer.
 
The Central Scrutinizer said:
He had always maintained his innocence. For the anti-death penalty crowd, that is all the evidence they need. "We killed an innocent man" they cried! And yet now, they are oddly silent.
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Who is the "they" you reference? In your linked article, the only person declaring his innocence is the defense atty.
 
Oh come on. They didn't do these DNA tests because everyone claimed the guy was guilty but working under diminished capacity here. The whole reason for doing the DNA tests was a large campaign which claimed that North Carolina had killed an innocent man.
 
manny said:
Oh come on. They didn't do these DNA tests because everyone claimed the guy was guilty but working under diminished capacity here. The whole reason for doing the DNA tests was a large campaign which claimed that North Carolina had killed an innocent man.
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I don't think anybody ever claimed North Carolina killed this man at all.
 
Oh, and actually on topic: What's with the "one in 19 million" stuff? I thought these new fangled DNA tests were supposed to include or exclude a guy to the billionths?
 
manny said:
Oh come on. They didn't do these DNA tests because everyone claimed the guy was guilty but working under diminished capacity here. The whole reason for doing the DNA tests was a large campaign which claimed that North Carolina had killed an innocent man.
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And it's a good thing it's been scientifically proven that they didn't execute an innocent man. Some people on this thread seem to be laboring under the delusion that this invalidates certain arguments put forth by the anti-death penalty crowd.
 
It just seems common sense to me that with innocent people being locked up for other crimes, then released after innocence was proven, that the same must occur in death penalty cases. It's not like the court system magically becomes papaliciously infallible once the death penalty is involved.
 
Tony said:
Some people on this thread seem to be laboring under the delusion that this invalidates certain arguments put forth by the anti-death penalty crowd.
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Which people is that? All I've seen is that this invalidates the specific argument that in this case the state of North Virginialina exectuted an innocent man.
 
I wonder if the person that validated the DNA test is suddenly anticipating getting a promotion in the near future?
 
BobK said:
I wonder if the person that validated the DNA test is suddenly anticipating getting a promotion in the near future?
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Nah...No need for conspiracies. #1, the lab is in Canada, a country not known for its fondness for the death penalty. #2, you ever do this sort of DNA test? It's not real difficult, but rather tedious and boring. Getting promoted for a successful DNA test is a bit like being promoted because you did such a good job sorting your file cabinet.

There's really no reason to assume the DNA test is anything but valid.
 
manny said:
Oh, and actually on topic: What's with the "one in 19 million" stuff? I thought these new fangled DNA tests were supposed to include or exclude a guy to the billionths?
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Maybe something to do with how good the sample is.
 
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