Texas Governor Grants Posthumous Pardon: Gov. Rick Perry on Monday pardoned a man who died in prison after serving more than 10 years on a wrongful rape conviction

zap · 2010-03-02T13:56:40+00:00

From an NPR story on the case:

A chain-smoking, African-American rapist who used a knife. That was the man the Lubbock police should have been looking for. But it was a nonsmoking, asthmatic black man they eventually settled on.

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No physical evidence tied Cole to the crime. Although the rapist drove the car extensively, Cole's fingerprints were not found in the vehicle. Cole also had a solid alibi: At the time of the rape, he was studying in his apartment while his brother was having a card party in the living room. Several young people testified at trial that Cole was in the apartment with them all evening.

Now there's a rock solid case for the prosecution. No reasonable doubt that I can see.

49rows · 2010-03-02T13:12:57+00:00

If the guy were still alive, he would still be in prison. Texas is pretty brutal once they get their grubby hands on you.

oracle2b · 2010-03-02T16:28:57+00:00

CNN has a more in-depth article. This dude spent ten years in prison as a convicted rapist, I can't imagine the hardship of living that way. Shit like this always pisses me off because the justice system isn't alway's right and yet people continue advocating for capital punishment as if we make no mistakes at all.

2010-03-02T18:05:01+00:00

Rick Perry is a fucking asshole.

mescalitospoke · 2010-03-02T20:05:00+00:00

Maybe he could do the same for Cameron Todd Willingham, seeing as he has now been basically vindicated. That would be a bad political move since Perry is responsible for his state sanctioned murder. Guess he only cares about the ones that weren't murdered on his watch.

AnnArchist · 2010-03-02T20:14:30+00:00

ummm thanks?

HolidayBlues · 2010-03-04T00:25:59+00:00

Thank you for posting this, anutensil.

Liverotto · 2010-04-01T21:27:42+00:00

Where is the Texas Tech whore?

kanuk876 · 2010-03-02T15:54:21+00:00

Better late then never.

2010-03-03T01:55:56+00:00

If there ever were a place that was proof-positive that Republicanism is not a matter of which conservatism should rule but is it better to be stupid or evil, Texas is it.

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