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P2PJones t1_j25ylyy wrote

Reply to comment by Londonforce in Texas man appeals death sentence, stating Comedy Central episode violated his rights by djc8

Correct, they used this tape, shown heavily out of context, to show the jury he had no remorse, lading to the death penalty.

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Londonforce t1_j2609sb wrote

Exactly, I'm just raising it because your points about the witch trials seemed to imply that he wasn't a convicted murderer. In this specific case his only options were to die in prison, the only thing for debate was how long he had to wait

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P2PJones t1_j27mnzz wrote

no, I was talking about the 'everyone knew', that's 'prejudicial', and can cause a mistrial. And no, He could have gotten as little as 20 years if I've read the court documents right. That's why the Prosecution went for this out of context video, to try and show a lack of regret.

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