“It shouldn’t take this amount of money to get justice.”
From yesterday: Daniel Villegas was acquitted of a crime for which he served nearly 20 years in prison. James Montoya, one of the prosecutors who tried to keep him locked up, is running for district attorney. https://www.texasobserver.org/el-paso-da-race-wrongful-conviction/
@TexasObserver whenever anyone is exonerated, the prosecution that did it digs their heels in & wont admit there was any wrongdoing.
kinda feels like these prosecutors should be penalized for ensuring these folks got wrongfully convicted in the first place (by doing stuff like withholding evidence).
..yet, i never hear of disciplinary action from a state bar or anywhere else. the DA just goes on TV & says 'it was a good conviction' then runs for office.
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