My opinion of defense attorneys and prosecutors changed drastically with the Duke Lacrosse case. That case is not an anomaly. Just look at the number of prisoner's freed based on DNA to KNOW that prosecutors & PD lie and railroad. I would much rather a hundred guilty go free than an innocent be imprisoned for something they didn't do.
Don't get me wrong -- I want the guilty held accountable but I no longer trust prosecutors as I once (naively) did.
I agree. This is the reason I was so on the fence. The Duke Case and the SBI/PD issues re: DNA and blood evidence I was hesitant to believe automatic guilt without proof. 10 years ago..even 5 years ago..I wouldn't have been so quick to be on the fence. I would have believed the rumors as facts to convict. Those incidents have changed my mindset a lot and I am not as niave to things as well.
Kelly