Judging John Roberts: Death Row Rights
The death penalty was highlighted Wednesday in an exchange between Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Judge John Roberts Jr. during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Roberts' nomination to be chief justice. Governor Ryan and his actions in Illinis were referenced as was the case of Anthony Porter. Here is a comment by Sen. Patrick Leahy:
You said two years ago, and I remember being at that hearing--you said that on the startling number of innocent men sentenced to death and were later exonerated, you responded somehow showed the system worked in exonerating them. I worry about that statement. I really do. It has bothered me.
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Posted by: FRANK JOHNSON at December 7, 2005 01:36 AM
