Wrong man was executed in Texas, probe says

[samanthajane13]

He was the spitting image of the killer, had the same first name and was near the scene of the crime at the fateful hour: Carlos DeLuna paid the ultimate price and was executed in place of someone else in Texas in 1989, a report out Tuesday found.

Even "all the relatives of both Carloses mistook them," and DeLuna was sentenced to death and executed based only on eyewitness accounts despite a range of signs he was not a guilty man, said law professor James Liebman.

Liebman and five of his students at Columbia School of Law spent almost five years poring over details of a case that he says is "emblematic" of legal system failure.

DeLuna, 27, was put to death after "a very incomplete investigation. No question that the investigation is a failure," Liebman said.

http://news.yahoo.com/wrong-man-exec...GFnZQ--;_ylv=3

[Marian Paroo]

Waiting for someone to come on and say that a mistake every now and then is worth it...

[samanthajane13]

Won't be me, Marian...although I do feel bad for him and his family.

[BeastofBears]

Here's a link that includes photos of both guys. They don't look a thing alike to me!

[Audie]

Waiting for someone to come on and say that a mistake every now and then is worth it...

Not only that, but it means the real killer has been free to kill again