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Can an innocent be found guilty?

Asked on Oct 31st, 2012 on Criminal Law - Massachusetts
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Can a judge or juries make a mistake and found a 100% innocent person guilty and wrongly got convicted and sent to jail ? And how often does this happen?
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Stephen P. Kelly
Yes, innocent people can and do get convicted in the United States. Some estimate there are several hundred to several thousand such convictions each year. One of the main causes is erroneous witness identification. False confessions are also considered a contributing cause.
Answered on Nov 01st, 2012 at 10:48 PM

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