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Of assessment that goes into that. in that assessment is how can we define whether or not an individual is a future danger to the community. and theres really no way for us to tell that. we dont have any tools, we dont receive mental health assessments. we are prosecutors. we are lawyers. we dont have any way of truly assessing future dangerousness but by looking at an individuals record. now, its come out that this individual was previously arrested for a robbery with a firearm as a juvenile wh...

A Texas jury sentenced Melissa Lucio to death on July 22, 2008. Just this week, lawyers filed a petition for Commutation of Death Sentence to a Lesser Penalty or, in the Alternative, a 120-Reprieve from Execution, arguing that Lucio is factually innocent of taking her daughter, Mariah’s, life.

We have given people a different option, a different outlet. but unfortunately you cant legislate against future dangerousness, you cant say i suspect you might do something wrong, therefore im going to charge you with a crime. in our american judicial system, there is just no way to do that. so theres no law you can enact that is going to get inside of somebodys head and say if youre thinking about doing something, we can charge you with a crime. but there are public policy laws where if someon...

Males when they commit the same crimes. even though the professor was naive enough to explicitly mention race the reality is that we have been implicitly using race as a factor for a very long time. >> jeff, what theyre saying in not granting a new hearing is that this guy was a defense witness and that makes some sort of a difference? >> not. the jury hear what is the injury hears regardless of who is putting forth the witness. the other factor here is texas has an unusual death penalty law in ...

Very long time. >> jeff, what theyre saying in not granting a new hearing is that this guy was a defense witness and that makes some sort of a difference? >> not. the jury hear what is the jury hears regardless of who is putting forth the witness. the other factor here is texas has an unusual death penalty law in that the issue of future dangerousness is important. unfortunately, that law leads to all sorts of quackery. the idea -- the legal system has a hard enough time telling people, determin...

>> not. the jury hear what is the injury hears regardless of who is putting forth the witness. the other factor here is texas has an unusual death penalty law in that the issue of future dangerousness is important. unfortunately, that law leads to all sorts of quackery. the legal system has a hard enough time telling people, determining what happened in the past. the idea that you can put a psychologist on and predict future dangerousness is just absurd. >> its like that movie about future crime...

Sentences 20% longer than white males when they commit the same crimes. so even though the professor was naive enough to mention race, the idea is weve been using race as a fact tomorrow for a very long time. >> jeff, what they are saying and not granting him a new hearing is that this guy was a defense witness and that makes some sort of a defense. >> i mean, the jury hears what the jury hears, regardless of who is putting forth the witness. the other factor here is texas has an unusual death p...

Was apprehended on ran not guilty chicago. he was sentenced to 17 years in a federal prison by a judge. but now there has been an appeal ruling in the case. here to explain, attorneys, kimberly guilfoyle. whats the appeal ruling? >> two to one, the appeal court said this miami court gave way too less a sentence, 17 years. thats not enough. you need to give padilla more time than that. >> bill: who appealed the 17 year sentence? >> the government. >> bill: the government appealed to the federal a...

Innocent. his lawyers say he did not receive adequate legal help during his trial. the courts brief order today said the reprieve would remain in effect spending the outcome review of his latest appeal. on thursday, the supreme court also stepped in to stop the execution of another prisoner in texas, a man named dwayne buck. dwayne bucks conviction was marred by a psychologist testifying that the fact that dwayne buck is african-american could contribute to his, quote, future dangerousness, his ...