tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post3087324718873042817..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: DNA overturns rape conviction but doesn't formally 'exonerate'Gritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-70222369915728211122016-03-29T14:13:20.951-05:002016-03-29T14:13:20.951-05:00I thought that when a conviction is overturned the...I thought that when a conviction is overturned the defendant goes back to retain the original innocence that all defendants entering the courtroom have. Don't we just go back to square one. It is the job of the state to prove guilt, it is not the job of the defendant to prove innocence or anything else. The burden is on the state.Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-75371012594447636632016-03-28T09:26:08.699-05:002016-03-28T09:26:08.699-05:00Odell Barnes was guilty.Odell Barnes was guilty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-14727285609257823052016-03-28T08:34:13.119-05:002016-03-28T08:34:13.119-05:00Why does the Dallas Co. DA's office seem to ha...Why does the Dallas Co. DA's office seem to have all these problems so frequently?xenonmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044530432382538150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-22349334663355253322016-03-28T07:26:36.804-05:002016-03-28T07:26:36.804-05:00I haven't looked at the pleadings, 10:23, but ...I haven't looked at the pleadings, 10:23, but without that designation Mr. Adams will have to jump through some hoops to get compensation.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85836524066398795202016-03-27T22:23:36.908-05:002016-03-27T22:23:36.908-05:00Grits my understanding is that one has to make an ...Grits my understanding is that one has to make an actual innocence claim on the post conviction writ. The CCA cannot declare anyone actually innocent for compensation purposes unless one expressly incorporates that into the habeas application. My guess is that the defendant here simply requested post conviction relief without the actual innocence designationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-12813184591673588022016-03-27T12:20:10.393-05:002016-03-27T12:20:10.393-05:00Looks like Dewey restated a comment made by Gov. A...Looks like Dewey restated a comment made by Gov. Ann Richards about Odell Barnes, whose execution proceeded as scheduledGrandmomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83081449818032687282016-03-27T10:11:27.467-05:002016-03-27T10:11:27.467-05:00True this. And he probably did!True this. And he probably did!Will Yablomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12709988121104714020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-45863811930892177942016-03-27T08:48:58.212-05:002016-03-27T08:48:58.212-05:00Courts and prosecutors: "Well, if he didn'...Courts and prosecutors: "Well, if he didn't do this, he probably did something else we don't know about..." DEWEYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-73283685798482054592016-03-27T08:17:19.101-05:002016-03-27T08:17:19.101-05:00Thanks. I has lurned something today!Thanks. I has lurned something today!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-84207184821237887732016-03-27T05:30:58.874-05:002016-03-27T05:30:58.874-05:00Published opinions have precedential value, unpubl...Published opinions have precedential value, unpublished ones only affect the case they're about. I don't know that the court misspelled the name, I think the case just hasn't gotten any publicity.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38064919880646253822016-03-26T18:34:45.500-05:002016-03-26T18:34:45.500-05:00IANAL, so could someone explain to me what "D...IANAL, so could someone explain to me what "Do no publish" means on the PDF opinion. Also, it has "Darryl DemItri Adams" but the closest I could find was "Darryl DemEtri Adams" via Google. Is there a problem with the opinion if the person's name is misspelled?<br /><br />NoelieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com