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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/cri...ion-31-years-jail-article-1.2909683?cid=bitly
A Tennessee man released from prison after a wrongful conviction put him away for 31 years is fighting for an exoneration case that could grant him $1 million in compensation.

Lawrence McKinney, 60, of Memphis, Tenn., was convicted of rape and burglary in 1978 and was sentenced to prison for 115 years. He was released in 2009 after DNA evidence ruled him out as a suspect in the case.

After his release, McKinney was issued $75, and he could be eligible for up to $1 million in compensation if the Tennessee Parole Board hears his exoneration case, which has been denied twice already.
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This will be a tough one. Wrongly convicted of rape, but the guy is black, so some internal problems may pop up for some here.
 
Derec said:
Jimmy Higgins said:
This will be a tough one. Wrongly convicted of rape, but the guy is black, so some internal problems may pop up for some here.
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Yes, on the one hand, women don't lie about rape. On the other hand, blacks are oppressed.
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Of course, it is impossible that a victim could be mistaken about the identity of an attacker. That never happens. Eye witness testimony is always 100%, especially from traumatized victims.
 
Good ole Derec, if a man isn't guilty of a rape, that means the woman is lying about being raped... not that she was raped by another person. I suppose the DNA evidence of rape was a lie too?
 
Toni said:
Of course, it is impossible that a victim could be mistaken about the identity of an attacker. That never happens. Eye witness testimony is always 100%, especially from traumatized victims.
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She should still be at least civilly liable, even if she is just mistaken.

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Jimmy Higgins said:
Good ole Derec, if a man isn't guilty of a rape, that means the woman is lying about being raped... not that she was raped by another person. I suppose the DNA evidence of rape was a lie too?
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There is no such thing as "DNA evidence of rape". DNA deposited during consensual sex and rape is identical.
 
Jimmy Higgins said:
This will be a tough one. Wrongly convicted of rape, but the guy is black, so some internal problems may pop up for some here.
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More likely to be problems for leftists who want reparations for this wronged black man, but also generally want to lower the standards of evidence for rape to the point where wrongful convictions are guaranteed to increase.
 
Derec said:
She should still be at least civilly liable, even if she is just mistaken.

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Jimmy Higgins said:
Good ole Derec, if a man isn't guilty of a rape, that means the woman is lying about being raped... not that she was raped by another person. I suppose the DNA evidence of rape was a lie too?
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There is no such thing as "DNA evidence of rape". DNA deposited during consensual sex and rape is identical.
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Why should she be civilly liable? She is not the person who prosecuted, convicted, or jailed the man. The State did that and it is the State who owes him compensation.

If there is evidence she lied on the stand, we have remedies for that. The "should be civilly liable" is just another bullying tactic to intimidate rape victims and it ranks right up there with asking if she ever had sex with other men.

This kind of nonsense never comes up in bank robbery or purse snatching trials.
 
ronburgundy said:
Jimmy Higgins said:
This will be a tough one. Wrongly convicted of rape, but the guy is black, so some internal problems may pop up for some here.
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More likely to be problems for leftists who want reparations for this wronged black man, but also generally want to lower the standards of evidence for rape to the point where wrongful convictions are guaranteed to increase.
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Good point. Leftists want all rape suspects to get life in jail without a trial.
 
Derec said:
Jimmy Higgins said:
This will be a tough one. Wrongly convicted of rape, but the guy is black, so some internal problems may pop up for some here.
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Yes, on the one hand, women don't lie about rape. On the other hand, blacks are oppressed.
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The woman did not lie about being raped. Another man was also convicted of the rape as well. She was mistaken about McKinney but not the other assailant (whose DNA did match the stains on the bed linen).
 
Jimmy Higgins said:
ronburgundy said:
More likely to be problems for leftists who want reparations for this wronged black man, but also generally want to lower the standards of evidence for rape to the point where wrongful convictions are guaranteed to increase.
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Good point. Leftists want all rape suspects to get life in jail without a trial.
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Their presumption that wrongful accusations are extremely rare combined with supporting standards of evidence lower than "beyond reasonable doubt" make a trial a farce and guarantee additional wrongful convictions.
 
ronburgundy said:
Jimmy Higgins said:
Good point. Leftists want all rape suspects to get life in jail without a trial.
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Their presumption that wrongful accusations are extremely rare combined with supporting standards of evidence lower than "beyond reasonable doubt" make a trial a farce and guarantee additional wrongful convictions.
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Can you point to some actual "leftists" that wish to reduce the standards of evidence for criminal trials?
 
laughing dog said:
ronburgundy said:
Their presumption that wrongful accusations are extremely rare combined with supporting standards of evidence lower than "beyond reasonable doubt" make a trial a farce and guarantee additional wrongful convictions.
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Can you point to some actual "leftists" that wish to reduce the standards of evidence for criminal trials?
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Just look on here for examples. Too hard to convict for rape? We need to make it easier to get a conviction. The only way to do that is to lower the standards.
 
Loren Pechtel said:
laughing dog said:
Can you point to some actual "leftists" that wish to reduce the standards of evidence for criminal trials?
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Just look on here for examples. Too hard to convict for rape? We need to make it easier to get a conviction. The only way to do that is to lower the standards.
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How does that work? Do we go from "reasonable doubt" to "vague suspicion"?

If more convictions are the goal, the way to do that is better police work and better prosecutors.

I actually know who was wrongfully convicted and spent 16 years in prison for rape. The case was fairly simple. On a summer night, a man climbed in the open bedroom window of a 13 year old girl. He raped the girl and then left with her transistor radio. A few blocks away, he dropped the radio. Another man comes along and finds the radio. A few minutes later, he is stopped and questioned by police. They take him to the victims house, where she identifies her radio, and the man in the car as her attacker. The man is convicted on this evidence.

Years later, DNA shows he is not the rapist. The real rapist has been running around free for 16 years. The victim, who is now 30 years old still insists she identified the correct man.

Wrongful convictions are not the result of vindictive women. They are the result of incomplete and incompetent investigations.
 
Loren Pechtel said:
laughing dog said:
Can you point to some actual "leftists" that wish to reduce the standards of evidence for criminal trials?
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Just look on here for examples. Too hard to convict for rape? We need to make it easier to get a conviction. The only way to do that is to lower the standards.
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"On here"? As in this board? Then it should be easy for you to prove your claim. Quotes with links now.
 
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