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Making Bail

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

In Sunday's Tennessean, columnist Gail Kerr wrote a great piece concerning Paul House's upcoming bail hearing scheduled for Friday in Union County. The purpose of bail is to assure the appearance of the defendant at trial while assuring the safety of the public. Paul House, now bound to a wheelchair, is hardly a threat to the public. And, given that the majority of the evidence used to convict him has been discredited, House is no flight risk as he is eager for a jury to hear all the evidence.Why should House run when the evidence points to his innocence? Why should House run when the U.S. Supreme Court stated in 2006 that "no reasonable juror would lack reasonable doubt" in this case? Paul House should be released to his mother's care with an electronic monitoring device and with the least amount of bail as is feasible...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on June 02, 2008 (boomark / email).