Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA testing kit

Re:Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA t... by irjustin on Monday February 08, 2021 @10:31AM (#26065824)

A lot of DA and other prosecutors are measured by the number of convictions they get vs the number of cases they take to court.

Their goals are always to get plea bargain because that is automatic guilt or if they take it to court, they'd better win. That's a lot of state resources just to lose.

Overtime, you'll get people willing to bend the rules, turn a blind eye to 'weak evidence' or whatever.

You're only as good as your measurement/incentivisation.

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Re:Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA t... by treeman79 on Monday February 08, 2021 @12:34PM (#26067527)

Deal: Parole for a year. If not, full resources of the government to convict you, jail time in the decades. Evan a failure to convict can ruin you for life.

Even innocent people with a good alibi are going to take the deal.

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