Indeed, Backwoodsman. That is precisely why I mentioned the three men I did. Each was convicted of a capital crime and had we had a death penalty each would have been killed. Later evidence (and hard work from people who thought them not guilty of the crimes) resulted in their release because none of them had committed the crimes of which they'd been accused then convicted. I'm reminded of Paxton's song, "What Did You Learn in School Today?"


What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?
What did you learn in school today,
Dear little boy of mine?
I learned that policemen are my friends,
I learned that justice never ends,
I learned that murderers die for their crimes
Even if we make a mistake sometimes,
That's what I learned in school today,
That's what I learned in school.