Glen Edward Chapman was sentenced to die in North Carolina in 1994, for a 1992 double
murder of two white women. At Chapman’s trial his lawyers never did a thorough investigation into his
case. The jury never heard reliable eyewitness testimony, that revealed another man was positively
identified man as the killer. Police changed witness statements that pointed to Chapman’s innocence. A
forensic pathologist later found that one of the women had not been murdered, but had actually died of
a drug over dose.
Catawba County Superior Court Judge Robert Ervin presided over Chapman’s retrial hearing.
In granting Chapman a new trial Judge Ervin noted that withheld evidence, “lost, misplaced or
destroyed” documents, the use of weak circumstantial …show more content…
Our broken justice system begins with
failed measures, in fixing our irresponsible police departments in our communities that target black
men. Such focus on minorities has resulted in 60% our prison population being comprised of men and
women people of color.
Class Bias:
Its been said , and agreed upon by many that capital punishment in the United States is
Administered in an economically discriminatory way, when it comes to class. Pro con.org which studies
The pros and cons of this debate says that the wealth disparity between those who murder and live and
death penalty.
Here is a list of why poor defendants usually qualify for the death penalty:
1) The poor can not afford good legal representation
2) The poor can not afford defense attorneys that are competent
3) The poor with or without bad lawyers are the prime pool for the death penalty
A report “Poverty and the Death Penalty”, Jeffery L. Johnson and Colleen F. Johnson, cites that
the disparity of wealth is inevitable within capitalism. Perhaps nowhere are these disparities …show more content…
Amnesty International opposes the death penalty at all times-regardless of who is accused, the
crime, guilt or innocence or method of execution. They have been working since 1977 to end executions
as of today there are over 140 nations that have the death penalty. According to Amnesty International,
countries that have the death penalty have not seen a reduction in murderous crimes, and there is no
evidence to say otherwise.
Justice?
The Equal Justice Initiative (eji) has worked diligently for several decades to end death penalty
as we know it. As of today 3,095 people are under a death sentence in the United States. Evidence has
shown that been sentenced to death and that serious legal errors infect capital punishment. This
stunning data done by criminologist around the country say for every ten people executed, one innocent
person has been identified on death row.
Alabama is the only state in the country that allows elected court judges to override jury’s
verdict of life in prison and or impose the death penalty. Nearly 20% of the people on Alabama’s death
row received a life sentence and was overridden by a trial judge. There 192 people currently
murder of two white women. At Chapman’s trial his lawyers never did a thorough investigation into his
case. The jury never heard reliable eyewitness testimony, that revealed another man was positively
identified man as the killer. Police changed witness statements that pointed to Chapman’s innocence. A
forensic pathologist later found that one of the women had not been murdered, but had actually died of
a drug over dose.
Catawba County Superior Court Judge Robert Ervin presided over Chapman’s retrial hearing.
In granting Chapman a new trial Judge Ervin noted that withheld evidence, “lost, misplaced or
destroyed” documents, the use of weak circumstantial …show more content…
Our broken justice system begins with
failed measures, in fixing our irresponsible police departments in our communities that target black
men. Such focus on minorities has resulted in 60% our prison population being comprised of men and
women people of color.
Class Bias:
Its been said , and agreed upon by many that capital punishment in the United States is
Administered in an economically discriminatory way, when it comes to class. Pro con.org which studies
The pros and cons of this debate says that the wealth disparity between those who murder and live and
death penalty.
Here is a list of why poor defendants usually qualify for the death penalty:
1) The poor can not afford good legal representation
2) The poor can not afford defense attorneys that are competent
3) The poor with or without bad lawyers are the prime pool for the death penalty
A report “Poverty and the Death Penalty”, Jeffery L. Johnson and Colleen F. Johnson, cites that
the disparity of wealth is inevitable within capitalism. Perhaps nowhere are these disparities …show more content…
Amnesty International opposes the death penalty at all times-regardless of who is accused, the
crime, guilt or innocence or method of execution. They have been working since 1977 to end executions
as of today there are over 140 nations that have the death penalty. According to Amnesty International,
countries that have the death penalty have not seen a reduction in murderous crimes, and there is no
evidence to say otherwise.
Justice?
The Equal Justice Initiative (eji) has worked diligently for several decades to end death penalty
as we know it. As of today 3,095 people are under a death sentence in the United States. Evidence has
shown that been sentenced to death and that serious legal errors infect capital punishment. This
stunning data done by criminologist around the country say for every ten people executed, one innocent
person has been identified on death row.
Alabama is the only state in the country that allows elected court judges to override jury’s
verdict of life in prison and or impose the death penalty. Nearly 20% of the people on Alabama’s death
row received a life sentence and was overridden by a trial judge. There 192 people currently