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   From: drp@drproctor.com   
      
   On Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:05:30 GMT, "Ken [NY)"    
   wrote:   
      
   >On Sat, 20 Dec 2003 15:50:00 -0600, Peter H. Proctor   
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>>	If a confessed killer is released from death row because the   
   >>>judge did not charge the jury correctly, does that not make him   
   >>>innocent? The presumption, as you pointed out, is innocence.   
   >>   
   >>Can you show us a case of this ?  I do not recall any...   
   >   
   >Judge Throws Out Murder Conviction, Orders New Trial Following   
   >Admission Of Prosecutorial Misconduct   
      
   The judge just ordered a new trial because of prosecutorial   
   misconduct.       The accused was not  released....   
      
   >The Queens district attorney admits one of his prosecutors lied, but   
   >argues that still doesn't mean Tyrone Johnson is innocent.   
      
   Exactly...   Prosecutorial misconduct is separate from guilt or   
   innocence.   
      
   >Tyrone Johnson is no longer a convicted murderer, after a judge threw   
   >out his conviction on Thursday. But the 26 year-old was still being   
   >held behind bars while the DA's office decides whether or not to go   
   >forward with a new trial next month. ....   
      
   Dr P   
      
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