[Closed] Something to make you glad to be British (sadness content)

for something she patently didn't do

Why did she 'patently not do it'?

Article doesn't really make clear enough of the case. Will have to take R4's word for it.

Sadly, she is black and on death row in Texas. No way out.

But, yes, one thing we managed to get right (eventually) was the abolition of the death penalty.

Loving the "duct tap" heading.

OP are you proud of our defence system or lack of death penalty?

Don't know the details of this particular case but the last one I watched it seemed to be like the person convicted probably did do it, but that the investigation and prosecution were very badly flawed, enough that the person should never have been convicted.

Well, after listening on R4 it seemed she patently didn't do it. For clarification, the following was stated on the show:

The laywer they got (didn't say if it was provided by the state or not) only spoke to them for 5 mins before the trial

The prosecution's main evidence was easily explainable

The three men accused of the kidnapping admitted responsibility for kidnapping

The woman in question worked for the Drug Enforcement Agency so could very easily have been a target for framing

The Supreme Court denied an appeal but did not say why.

Now if that lot doesn't look like grounds for reasonable doubt, I do not know what does.

EDIT: I am proud but above all thankful that we do not have the death penalty. IMO one of the most barbaric horrific things you can do to another human being.

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patently didn't do