. . . is a threat to justice everywhere. I used to be a public defender in Texas. Now, I'm a public defender in Washington. Despite what you may have heard about Texas justice, there's just as much injustice here as there was there. And so I fight. And I rant. About justice, injustice, and life in general. (*Despite the photographic evidence below, I am not Veronica Mars. She is, in fact, smarter than me.)
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Outrage
This article in Texas Monthly, "Why Can't Stephen Phillips Get a DNA Test?," exposes the injustice of post-conviction DNA testing in Texas. Despite a law passed by the legislature to provide for testing, prosecutors still often fight the tests tooth and nail, and many judges seem perfectly happy to do their bidding. These activist judges seem content to flout the clear intent of the legislature to provide DNA testing, and no one is holding them accountable. Meanwhile, the potentially innocent rot in jail.
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