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The Florida Exoneration of James Bain

By Steve Hall

Syndicated columnist Byron Williams writes, "After 35 Years and DNA James Bain Is Free," for Huffington Post.The United States legal system has a long and distinguished history that derives many of its legal traditions from English law, and English law traces its roots back to the Magna Carta written in 1215. But the jurisprudence evolutionary process over the centuries has yet to yield a perfect system, nor will it ever. The legal profession is as ripe with imperfections as any other social science. This is hardly a revelation, but certain mistakes within our legal system can alter an individual's life forever. In 1974, James Bain convicted was of kidnapping and raping a 9-year-old boy. He was given a life sentence. Bain was 19 when the crime was committed; he has spent every day since his conviction behind bars in a Florida prison...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 05, 2010 (boomark / email).