Proof a man was wrongly executed in Texas in 2000 (when Bush was governor)

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May 13, 2002
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Pretty sickening.

Texas execution in 2000 based on false evidence

Texas death row inmate Claude Howard Jones was put to death in 2000 at the age of 60. DNA tests now show that the only piece of physical evidence used against him in his capital case―one human hair―did not actually belong to him. The discovery carries huge legal significance, as there has previously been no clear-cut case in modern US history in which a death row inmate has been executed based solely on demonstrably false evidence.

Full Article HERE
 
Mar 12, 2010
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WELL THAT JUST SUCKS DONKEY BALLS. It is too bad that there was an era where they didnt really care about right or wrong they just needed someone to pin the case on. This is one of the things in our society where if you fit a certain profile without proper evidence investigation people take the rap and in this case pay the ultimate price.
 
Feb 8, 2006
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2 things they take serious in Texas
Prison and football

swift results are more important then correct results in their eye's it seems