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What's the matter with Georgia?
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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
If so, doesn't that make it even more troubling? I understand the pursuit of the availability of the death penalty on such terms--it is important to our system of justice to have the possibility of the ultimate penalty--but why in the individual case? It almost violates the oath of office to become so personally attached to a matter that one cannot pursue justice dispassionately.
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I think it's a combo of local prosecutors not wanting to look like they're soft on crime and pressure from so called "Victim's Rights" organizations that put pressure them to not give an inch to anyone who has ever been convicted, even if that conviction is wrong and/or the victim's family isn't on board with the prosecution.
There was an interesting article on one of those organizations in the Houston Press a few years ago.
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