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Title: Innocent Man Is Pardoned 73 Years After His Execution
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URL Source: http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/10/j ... n-n%7Cdl1%7Csec4_lnk1%7C194851
Published: Jan 11, 2011
Author: David Lohr
Post Date: 2011-01-11 19:05:21 by sneakypete
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Outgoing Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter has granted a posthumous pardon to Joe Arridy, a mentally disabled man who was executed for murder more than 70 years ago, despite evidence suggesting his innocence. "The tragic conviction of Mr. Arridy and his subsequent execution ... merit such relief based on the great likelihood that Mr. Arridy was, in fact, innocent of the crime for which he was executed and his severe mental disability at the time of his trial and execution," Ritter said. In 1936, someone entered the Pueblo home of 15-year-old Dorothy Drain and her 12-year-old sister, Barbara, while their parents were at a dance. Both girls were attacked with a hatchet. Dorothy's injuries proved to be fatal, but her sister somehow survived the attack, according to the 1995 book "Deadly Innocence?" Museum of Colorado Prisons / friendsofjoearridy.com Joe Arridy, shown in a police mug shot, had an IQ of 46.In the days that followed, investigators arrested 35-year-old Frank Aguilar, a Mexican native who had recently been fired by the girls' father, Riley Drain, who was a supervisor for the Works Progress Administration. Aguilar had reportedly been acting suspiciously, and when authorities searched his home, they found a hatchet with several large nicks, which was consistent with the girls' injuries. Authorities had means, motive and opportunity, but they were lacking a confession. During this time, investigators in Cheyenne, Wyo., were questioning Arridy. The 20-year-old, who had an IQ of 46 and behaved more like a child than a man, had been picked up by railroad detectives in East Cheyenne for wandering around a rail yard. While Arridy was in custody, Laramie County Sheriff George J. Carroll learned that he was a recent escapee from the Colorado State Home and Training School for Mental Defectives at Grand Junction. Carroll was also aware of the recent homicide in Colorado. "Carroll claimed Joe confessed to beating Dorothy with a club," Robert Perske, a former Colorado minister and "Deadly Innocence?" author, told AOL News. "He said Joe admitted to killing and raping the girl, so the sheriff called ..... continued at link Poster Comment: Well,it's the thought that counts.
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#1. To: sneakypete (#0)
I wonder what brought this on?
Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over.
There are more innocent people executed each year in this country than polite society wants to admit. This is one of the two reasons why I oppose the death penalty. The other reason is that giving the government the power to kill people is very dangerous. It's also cheaper to lock someone up for life than execute them.
There are more innocent people executed each year in this country than polite society wants to admit. This is one of the two reasons why I oppose the death penalty. The other reason is that giving the government the power to kill people is very dangerous. A third reason is that it's also cheaper to lock someone up for life than execute them.
This is one of the two reasons why I oppose the death penalty. The other reason is that giving the government the power to kill people is very dangerous. A third reason is that it's also cheaper to lock someone up for life than execute them." I agree, good post. I'm against capital punishment too.
Click on the link and read the whole story to find out.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
I don't question the pardon. It could have been granted anytime during his administration. In fact, I think the circumstances of Joe Arridy deserved better than an out-the-door gesture. The death penalty needs to be put on hiatus until those on death row can have their cases reviewed. And appoint more ethical people in positions of authority. Never happen though. Ethics are an impediment to expedient action . . .
Well, [war's] got to do something for attention, his multiple personalities aren't speaking to him any more, and his imaginary friends keep finding excuses not to come over.
I disagree. This guy was convicted in 1936 and executed in 1937. The people on death row today take over 10 years and multiple appeals before they are executed. Different days and different processes. I will say one thing,though. If we were SERIOUS about cleaning up the system and not convicting innocent people,never mind executing them,we MUST start making DA's,judges,and police investigators responsible for creating "evidence" and suppressing evidence that makes the accused seem to be innocent. And I don't mean by giving them two weeks suspended with pay. I mean outright firing of them with a ban to prevent them from ever working those jobs again,and felony convictions and hard jail time for the most outrageous ones. I'll even go so far as to say put THEM on trial for murder or attempted murder if it can be proven they knowingly helped convict an innocent person of murder where the death penalty could have or was applied. Do that and 99.9% of these problems will disappear after the first couple of convictions and sentences. Oh,yeah. No "sweetheart" pleas to a lesser charge by their buds in the court system to be allowed,either. They get a jury trial and the full load.
"I adore John McCain, support him 100 percent and will do everything I can to support his reelection. As everyone knows, I was honored and proud to run with him. And Todd and I were with him in D.C. just a week ago." (Sarah Palin,Dec 2009) ************************************ DID Palin say or write these things or not? (Me) I don't know or F ing care. (Mad Dog posted on 2009-12-26 16:36:33 ET,post # 105 http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=5510&Disp=114#C114)
#2. To: sneakypete (#0)
"It's very important to remember the law is not simply what powerful people would want others to believe it is." -- Julian Assange
#3. To: sneakypete (#0)
"It's very important to remember the law is not simply what powerful people would want others to believe it is." -- Julian Assange
#4. To: jwpegler (#3)
"There are more innocent people executed each year in this country than polite society wants to admit.
#5. To: Rudgear (#1)
I wonder what brought this on?
#6. To: sneakypete (#5)
#7. To: Rudgear (#6)
The death penalty needs to be put on hiatus until those on death row can have their cases reviewed.
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