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Blood Money

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That's the title of an article in Best of New Orleans by David Winkler-Schmit concerning the aftermath of John Thompson's exoneration in Louisiana.  It's the talk of the Crescent City.  LINKHere's the introduction of this must-read:New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro has enough on his plate trying to put today's criminals in jail with scant resources, but now he also has to clean up a mess left by some of his predecessors. ? ?For starters, the DA's office may have to pay a $15 million civil judgment awarded after a prosecutor under former DA Harry Connick Sr. admitted he withheld evidence in a murder trial more than 20 years ago. In that case, John Thompson spent 14 years on death row at Angola and was later acquitted of the murder after a second trial...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 13, 2009 (boomark / email).