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Originally Posted by forester814  Hmm. OK, this idea has merit.
But how would we establish "no doubt at all?"
A signed confession? Those can be coerced.
DNA evidence? If there is none, does that automatically exempt the guy from the death penalty, and he gets life in prison instead as the maximum penalty? | Well, in the case of John Wayne Gacy, where they found 25 bodies buried under his house, or Jeffrey Dahmer where they found body parts scattered around his apartment, I would think there would be 'no doubt at all'. |