Paying for Justice (or the lack of) Legal Incompetence affects more cases than the government wants to admit.  Incompetent lawyers, as well as jurors, can send an innocent man to death row or send a guilty man free. Studying cases where legal incompetence has taken place helps to paralyze the continuing effect of innocent massacre and the freedom of those who are guilty. "From outside, the US criminal justice system appears to be perfectly in order: we possess the finest system for the protection of those accused of crimes. But like a shiny apple that a worm has invaded, the inside of the criminal justice system has some very rotten parts." -Speedy Rice
"Courtesy of http://www.oneworld.org" .Justice Is Blind.
"Courtesy of "http://www.usdoj.gov/"

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Cases
Includes cases that have had incompetent juries.
Innocent Executions
Explains cases where innocent people were put on trial and convicted and possibly executed.
Indigent People
Shows how indigent people are represented in the judicial system.
The Fate of Calvin Burdine
How legal incompetence affects a case of life or death.
Unfair Representation
Shows how an incompetent system can damage your life.
Percentage of Judicial Error
Percent of judicial errors found in capital punishment by state.
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