What if it is realised that the judgement was unjust, after killing someone with death penalty.?

Answer 1

It never happens that an accused convicted in lower court, chooses not to appeal in a higher court if he believes he is not guilty.

Therefore the legal system permits him to appeal against the award in the higher court e.g. in the High court and then in the Supreme court and then can apply for clemancy before the President.

Even then if during this long process a convicted person is not able to prove his innocence, he is liable to be convicted.

Moreover the court depends on the evidence which are produced before it.

Now if an innocent person is convicted for a crime which he never committed which is quite unlikely to happen ;

1.It has to be proved in the court of law.

2. After his punishment [ death] who will produce counter evidence in the court ?

3. Why these evidence could not be produced earlier ?

4. How the court will rely on these evidences ?

Now assuming that the convicted was innocent, the prosecution will have to be held solely responsible as it conspired and fabricated the evidence and for taking an innocent life.

And they can be punished as well. But not the court as it has no option but to rely on the evidence and arguments upon which all judgements are based.

Answer 2

That this is a hypothectical question without resources shows just how small of a chance of that happening.
Are there innocent people ON death row? Yes.
How many HAVE been executed? None.
However, I think I'd rather be executed than spend 30 years behind bars for something I didn't do.
Our justice system isn't perfect, but it's better than a lot of other countries.
Some countries' laws are too draconian - Japan; while others are too lax - Great Britain.

Answer 3

If it was officially revealed that negligence or error resulted in the execution of an innocent person, I think the only thing that could be done is that the family would file a lawsuit against the prosecution and/or the state or federal government for wrongful death, or criminal negligence.

I'm not sure what the result would be though. What could ever make up for the loss of a loved one?

Answer 4

Hire Clinton to bite his trembling lip and apologize.

It seemed to work for his failure to prevent 800,000 Rwandans from being viciuosly butchered, it should work for the sporadic individual judicial mishap. :)

Ever notice how many of the wrongly convicted to death came from heavily Democrat juridictions - with Democrat judges, prosecutors, police chiefs and jurors?

Answer 5

How was it realised? has it been there to the higher court? i dont think ...this is a tricky question....
if it is so...there ppl who had been into that then the case wld be btween the victim and the ppl who were there for this act the court ppl i mean....

Answer 6

THEN THEY CAN GO FOR THE GOVERNOR OR THE PRESIDENT AND GET THE ORDER REJECTED IF THE PERSON IS NOT HANGED OR ELSE THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO TAKE STERN ACTION AGAINST ALL THOSE INCLUDING THE JUDGE AND THE LAWER FOR WASTING THE VALUABLE LIFE.

Answer 7

At the very most, reparations may have to be made to the survivors of the prisoner, if it was found he was totally innocent.

Answer 8

Then the prosecutor should be put to death for murder as well as the judge and jurors.

Answer 9

well you really cant anything considering the accused one is killed...but you could give warrant and apoligies to the family..

Answer 10

Too late.