Following a Verite News and ProPublica investigation, a district judge vacated the death sentence of Jimmie Duncan, whose 1998 murder conviction was based on allegedly fabricated bite mark analysis.

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Following a Verite News and ProPublica investigation, a district judge vacated the death sentence of Jimmie Duncan, whose 1998 murder conviction was based on allegedly fabricated bite mark analysis. It remains unclear if Duncan will walk free.

https://www.propublica.org/article/jimmie-duncan-murder-conviction-nullified-death-row?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

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"judge vacated the death sentence of Jimmie D"
This story just shows the failure of any death sentence. If later&better evidence proves innocence you can not bring someone back to life. When using life imprisonment as the maximum sentence there is a way to undo errors of judgement.

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@zvhxxl @ProPublica 100% this.