Morat20 t1_je2565i wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:24 PM

Reply to comment by SpaceTabs in Maryland Court of Appeals reinstates Adnan Syed's murder conviction by nowhathappenedwas

It's done that way because it's to incentive prosecutors not to do shady shit to try to get convictions.

Which has, historically, been a real problem.

WebbityWebbs t1_je2wik0 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 12:39 AM

Historically been a problem? It’s still a huge problem.

SpaceTabs t1_je4hyl7 wrote on March 29, 2023 at 10:57 AM

It wasn't only this though. The police made way too many mistakes. The vehicle wasn't found for way too long. Now it would be found same day.

In 1999, this should have been a red flag about Baltimore PD corruption/incompetence. Since the murder, there has been two full-blown federal/state investigations of BPD with 100+ page reports, a riot, an award winning seven season HBO mini-series, and the mayor was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the government over using a children's book to enrich herself. That was after she fired one of the better police commissioners, who went next door and became police chief.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/chief