And this life is worth saving?
Kathryn J. Lopez notes the Florida Supreme Court meddles to overturn a slam dunk capital case.
IN THE FLORIDA COURTS [K. J. Lopez]
ST. PETERSBURG - More than 20 years ago, a jury took only about an hour to convict James Floyd of murdering an 86-year-old woman in her home. They took another hour to send him to death row.
The evidence seemed compelling. Police caught Floyd cashing the victim's stolen checks. A bloodied sock, a jailhouse snitch, tire tracks and some hairs also were presented at trial.
But on Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court tossed out Floyd's conviction and death sentence because prosecutors didn't share other important evidence with defense attorneys. The ruling called the new evidence "unsettling."
Unfortunately DP opponents will probably characterize this as a case of an innocent man on death row.
IN THE FLORIDA COURTS [K. J. Lopez]
ST. PETERSBURG - More than 20 years ago, a jury took only about an hour to convict James Floyd of murdering an 86-year-old woman in her home. They took another hour to send him to death row.
The evidence seemed compelling. Police caught Floyd cashing the victim's stolen checks. A bloodied sock, a jailhouse snitch, tire tracks and some hairs also were presented at trial.
But on Thursday, the Florida Supreme Court tossed out Floyd's conviction and death sentence because prosecutors didn't share other important evidence with defense attorneys. The ruling called the new evidence "unsettling."
Unfortunately DP opponents will probably characterize this as a case of an innocent man on death row.
posted by Marcus Aurelius at 1:53 PM
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