http://defensology.com/2005/11/29/dna-effect-spares-nation-its-1000th-execution/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://defensology.com/2005/11/29/dna-effect-spares-nation-its-1000th-execution/#comment-11 Thu, 15 Dec 2005 07:43:02 +0000 http://defensology.com/2005/11/29/dna-effect-spares-nation-its-1000th-execution/#comment-11 [...] I’m floored. While most politicians across the country are falling over themselves trying to outdo each other on the “tough on crime” scale, one lone maverick is bucking the trend by calling into question the integrity of the system itself. Governor Mark Warner of Virginia made headlines recently when he commuted the death sentence of Robin Lovitt (read about it here) based on the failure of the state to preserve DNA evidence for testing against Lovitt’s DNA, thereby averting the nation’s 1000th execution since re-instituting the death penalty in 1976. Rumored to be a future Presidential candidate, Democrat Warner put his career at risk with the move. But he’s not done. [...] […] I’m floored. While most politicians across the country are falling over themselves trying to outdo each other on the “tough on crime” scale, one lone maverick is bucking the trend by calling into question the integrity of the system itself. Governor Mark Warner of Virginia made headlines recently when he commuted the death sentence of Robin Lovitt (read about it here) based on the failure of the state to preserve DNA evidence for testing against Lovitt’s DNA, thereby averting the nation’s 1000th execution since re-instituting the death penalty in 1976. Rumored to be a future Presidential candidate, Democrat Warner put his career at risk with the move. But he’s not done. […]

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