tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post8792981701018146375..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Smithee to chair Exoneration CommissionGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-92078291026864035142015-11-02T04:24:07.609-06:002015-11-02T04:24:07.609-06:00What exonerations have in common is dedicated peop...What exonerations have in common is dedicated people reviewing the evidence in a case and discovering incompatibilities with the truth. Believe it or not what governs the timing and information access is public records laws. <br /><br />What I urge the commission to explore is the so old no one can remember why secrecy surrounding cases before they go to court. Although eye witness protection is important, a lot of evidence in a case could be exposed to the public before trial. For example audio or video recordings of an alleged crime, scientific tests results, etc. <br /><br />Wrongful convictions flow from an imbalance in the flow of information. Improve access to certain types of information before trial and you won't have to worry as much about uninvolved public defenders or shady DA's. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com