Former prosecutor gets jail for wrongful conviction | Fox News

Former prosecutor gets jail for wrongful conviction | Fox News: "A former Texas prosecutor who won a conviction that sent an innocent man to prison for nearly 25 years agreed Friday to serve 10 days in jail and complete 500 hours of community service.

Ken Anderson also agreed to be disbarred and was fined $500 as part of a sweeping deal that was expected to end all criminal and civil cases against the embattled ex-district attorney, who presided over a tough-on-crime Texas county for 30 years.

Anderson faced up to 10 years in prison if convicted of tampering with evidence in the 1987 murder trial of Michael Morton, who wrongly spent nearly 25 years in prison."

Government Can’t be Trusted With the Death Penalty - Marc Hyden - Mises Daily

Government Can’t be Trusted With the Death Penalty - Marc Hyden - Mises Daily: "Nationally, more than 140 people have been wrongfully convicted and released from death rows since 1976 while many others were most likely wrongfully executed."

"the appeals process that is currently in place is there not to introduce new evidence but to ensure the convicted was given a fair initial trial"