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What happens to death row inmates who are found innocent later?
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If they are found to be innocent after execution, then the family of the deceased may be entitled to compensation. If the inmate is still alive they are immediately released and are given a small amount of compensation.
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Donna J Somerville was found innocent in the death of Hamilton A Somerville Jr?
yes
What word means to be found not guilty at trail?
Innocent or Not Guilty
What is the deffanition for posthumous pardon?
It is a Pardon given to a person or persons after death, records have to adjust to proclaim the named as innocent after death, i.e. if I got tried and found guilty of a murder and was put to death and after my death new evidence shows that I was innocent then they would have have to give my family and decedents a posthumous pardon.
What would you prefer death penalty or life imprisonment?
probably death if I did commit the crime, but if I didn't then imprisonment in the hope that I would be found innocent later on :)
In England if drugs were found in your household what happens to you?
death sentence
Can you get out of death penalty?
if you have been proven innocent of your crime.
How are people found innocent?
In a civilised country the basic rule of law is that "one is presumed to be innocent - until found guilty." One is not "found" innocent therefore.
What happens if you are found innocent at trial?
Depends. If it is not a trial for a very serious offence, then once found innocent then that is the end of it. If you were on trial for an offence such as murder, then under the new "double jeopardy" rule you may be re tried if significant evidence comes to light.
How many people have been executed and later proven innocent in America?
Chances are more than likely that someone in death row is/was innocent and will be/was executed. With advances in forensic sciences such as DNA evidence, many incarcerated people have been exonerated for being wrongfully accused, some have even been in jail for decades before being exonerated. ------------------ "The Death Penalty Information Center (U.S.) has published a list of 8 inmates "executed but possibly innocent".[5] At least 39 executions are claimed to have been carried out in the U.S. in the face of evidence of innocence or serious doubt about guilt.[6]" Source: wikipedia ------------------
How do you spell innoncent?
The correct spelling is innocent. The jury found him innocent of all charges. Many innocent persons are also charged, found guilty, and jailed.
Did the Church have anything to do with Joan of Arc's death?
The Church, no, It was an ethnic French bishop who supported the British who condemned Joan to death for heresy, not the Church. When an investigation was completed 25 years after Joan's death, Joan was found to have been innocent of all charges but the bishop was found to have been guilty of heresy instead.
What right is guaranteed to people found innocent?
People are never found innocent, they are found not guilty, and they have a right to know that they can never be tried for that exact crime again.
