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[–] 96 points 6 months ago (1 child)

These aren't charges they're dismissing. They're dismissing convictions. Dismissing a conviction sounds a lot like a pardon. I didn't know it was legally possible for a prosecutor to do that.

These people were found guilty through due process. Now the DOJ is re-writing history.

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  • [–] 27 points 6 months ago

    It’s possible to vacate convictions “in the interests of justice” - think someone on death row with exculpatory evidence found years later and a prosecutor mature enough to admit they made a mistake. Or in this case a corrupt DOJ and a corrupt court system working in concert.

    None of this should be working like this.

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