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Originally Posted by richlevy

Which is why a guy with a record of petty theft is more likely to be sentenced to die for a crime he or she didn't commit than someone with no criminal record. That's not justice, that's a sick joke.

Can you back that up. You don't think a person with a long rap sheet is more likely to commit a capital offense? Especially if it's a series of things like purse snatching, burglary, car theft, etc rather than say check fraud or embezzlement. I certainly do, which would explain your "statistic".