A Tribute Thread to SC Justice Scalia

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(02-15-2016, 01:49 AM)Bengalzona Wrote: Now that I think about it, it only makes sense that we should put someone to death who is factually innocent! I mean, the court said so, right?

http://www.snopes.com/scalia-death-penalty-quote/

Quote:However, that's not all of what he said. Although Scalia concurred with the court's 6-3 Herrera v. Collinsdecision that such a claim didn't serve as exclusive grounds for that specific form of relief, the content of his written opinion only vaguely resembled what was implied by that out-of-context quote.

Quote:Justice Scalia said that sufficient legal relief already existed for people presenting new evidence of innocence, not that factual innocence was irrelevant. Scalia also said that ruling differently would have imposed an unmanageable burden on lower courts to review newly discovered evidence:

Kick dirt on his grave if you want I suppose.