Here's the post from the other day. The DAs knew they had the wrong guy--DNA test from the rape kit came back negative--but they still pushed for a plea deal. An innocent man spent 13 years in prison as a result.

JPjohnpfaff.bsky.socialOct 15, 2024 4:04pm

For those who may still wonder why some of us insist on calling it the “criminal LEGAL system,” not “justice.” DAs pressure a man to plead guilty to a rape they already KNEW HE DID NOT COMMIT, withholding the DNA they KNEW exonerated him. 13 YEARS in prison. My GOD.

This sounds like something that should lead to automatic dismissal of the DA, and most likely jail time as well. Kidnapping isn't legal even if it's the DA who does it.

On a minor misdemeanor bicycle ride-to-the-right ticket, our local prosecutor took the case to trial, where THEIR OWN COP’s testimony established a statutory exception. Not guilty. I asked local lawyers why this would go to trial—they said that all dismissals count against prosecutors on evals, but…