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Jurors from false confession case call for recorded interrogations

Three jurors from the infamous Richard Danziger case coauthored a column in the Houston Chronicle over the weekend arguing that interrogations should be recorded to give jurors better evidence ("Jurors regret convicting innocent man," April 18):When we were called to serve as jurors in an Austin sexual assault and murder case, we could never have predicted the ending of this story. Twelve years after we found Richard Danziger guilty of aggravated sexual assault, new DNA evidence revealed that Richard was, in fact, innocent. This shocking discovery left us confused, angry and wondering how this tragic error could have ever happened. ...Unfortunately, Danziger?s case is not unique. False confessions have played a role in about 25 percent of the 234 DNA exonerations across the country...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 20, 2009 (boomark / email).