> Furthermore it is highly suspect that he was caught selling the laptop stolen from her house and the story about how he came into it is implausible.
Things like “the State destroyed or corrupted the evidence that could conclusively prove his innocence and the available DNA and other forensic crime-scene evidence does not match him” should at the very least make everyone pause and reconsider the course of action. I am not familiar with the case so I don’t have an opinion on whether he is guilty or not, but this is not a way of running a justice system.
In any case, yes, the death penalty is a barbaric anachronism in a liberal society.
Things like “the State destroyed or corrupted the evidence that could conclusively prove his innocence and the available DNA and other forensic crime-scene evidence does not match him” should at the very least make everyone pause and reconsider the course of action. I am not familiar with the case so I don’t have an opinion on whether he is guilty or not, but this is not a way of running a justice system.
In any case, yes, the death penalty is a barbaric anachronism in a liberal society.