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Alton Logan Free After 26 Years in Prison | 24 comments (24 topical)

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I was wondering when you'd cover this (5.00 / 1) (#6)
by dianem on Sun Apr 20, 2008 at 06:15:16 PM EST
I am really curious about what a group of lawyers has to say about this. As a non-lawyer, I'm not sure what to think. I understand that there are ethical standards that must be followed. But ... it's hard to accept that it can be right to allow an innocent man to sit in jail for this long. It's not just two lawyers who did this. They consulted with others, other lawyers, the state bar.  How can this work? How can any system work when the justice is less important than ethics? A man essentially spent his entire adult life in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Two decent men knew about this, but didn't do anything to change it because of their obligation to the man who committed the crime. Couldn't there have been a better option? Is there any way to provide a better option?

Alton Logan Free After 26 Years in Prison | 24 comments (24 topical)

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