Some people who enter a trial do not know the penalty the suspect will receive. In Helen
Prejean, C.S.J. book, Dead Man Walking, the author speaks of numerous cases that sent innocent people to death row, only to later be proven innocent. Another such case was based on a Florida man who was sentenced to die in 1983. Errors at the original trial led to a new trial, at which the prosecution's chief witness admitted that his earlier testimony had been false. A documentary film, such as The Thin Blue Line." described the injustice that can occur through the court system. This was witnessed through the Texas Court Appeal which changed a conviction decision in 1989 after it was proven that Randall Dale Adams was in fact innocent of killing a
Prejean, C.S.J. book, Dead Man Walking, the author speaks of numerous cases that sent innocent people to death row, only to later be proven innocent. Another such case was based on a Florida man who was sentenced to die in 1983. Errors at the original trial led to a new trial, at which the prosecution's chief witness admitted that his earlier testimony had been false. A documentary film, such as The Thin Blue Line." described the injustice that can occur through the court system. This was witnessed through the Texas Court Appeal which changed a conviction decision in 1989 after it was proven that Randall Dale Adams was in fact innocent of killing a