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Governor: Graves cases shows system works (just not Texas')

According to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:The release of an innocent man who spent 18 years in prison ? 12 on Texas? death row ? proves the state?s justice system works, Gov. Rick Perry said Friday. ...?I think we have a justice system that is working, and he?s a good example of ? you continue to find errors that were made and clear them up,? Perry said. ?That?s the good news for us, is that we are a place that continues to allow that to occur. So I think our system works well; it goes through many layers of observation and appeal, et cetera. So I think our system is working.?That seems like an incredibly optimistic interpretation of Anthony Graves' story. As I wrote on Saturday, "It took a federal appellate court to overturn this conviction and order a new trial (see their order here) based on the extreme prosecutorial misconduct that's being alleged...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 01, 2010 (boomark / email).