A black teen in the Jim Crow South, Stinney was accused of murdering two white girls, ages 7 and 11, as they hunted for wildflowers in Alcolu, about 50 miles southeast of Columbia.
Stinney, according to police, confessed to the crime. No witness or evidence that might vindicate him was presented during a trial that was over in fewer than three hours. An all-white jury convicted him in a flash, 10 minutes, and he was sentenced to "be electrocuted, until your body be dead in accordance with law. And may God have mercy on your soul," court documents say.
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Shameful past of these United States of America.
ReplyDeleteSo, there are not enough crimes going on currently, that these folks have got to go back in time for something to do!!! What a waste of time and money, these people should all be fired!
ReplyDeleteSimilarities between this story and the Stephen King book and movie The Green Mile.King adjusted it somewhat for legal purposes & added his own flair as always,but the stories are close enough the he could have been inspired by the 1944 event.
ReplyDeletea confession is a confession, CASE CLOSED.
ReplyDeleteIs the family willing to pay all court costs, not just filing fees, but all salaries of everyone involved? I am sorry for what happened if he is innocent, but we cannot change the past. This will not bring him or the girls back.
ReplyDeleteWhat proof is there that he is innocent, has someone else confessed, are there now witnesses? More info needed.
ReplyDelete2:46 - Just out of curiosity...If 1 of your immediate family members was wrongly accused and unrightfully executed, would you want their name cleared?
ReplyDeleteTo 1:56, Google "false confessions" and see that many people give false confessions. Plenty of innocent people, for whatever reason, confess to crimes they never committed.
ReplyDeletenot if coerced or forced
ReplyDeletethank you Andy..a voice of reason!!
ReplyDelete257 hey doofus, a fundamental foundation of american justice is the right to a fair trail where the STATE is required to prove your guilt. Not the other way around. Please refrain from making anymore ignorant comments until you've read up on the issues quite a bit more.
ReplyDeleteIt's all about MONEY.. Think how much $ the relatives can get by suing the state and everybody involved (wrongful death, etc.) if they can get the decision reversed. Not to mention the attorney's fees. No doubt the attorneys will take it on a PERCENTAGE fee (90%).
ReplyDeleteLeftists trying to drum up racial tensions. and reminding people of the Democrats racist past.
ReplyDeleteIf Obama had a Son it would look like him...
ReplyDeleteits not about his name, it is about the money. If he is innocent, God has already cleared him
ReplyDeleteLawyers are the Devils Advocate.
oh gosh, I remember reading about him in college.
ReplyDeleteWrong or Right, the only thing that can come of his conviction being overturned is money.
By the way, I know one family with the surname of Stinney..hmmm
HE WAS 14 AND HE WAS ELECTROCUTED!!!! WTF is wrong with you people?????
ReplyDeleteA disgrace if this is true. However, I'm bothered equally by a press and a legal system that will reach back 70 years for a potential injustice, but blatantly ignores current-day violence if not politically-correct. Don't bother with the juvenile insults if you disagree - just prove me wrong.
ReplyDeleteWhy because he is black.....BS.
ReplyDeleteThe past is behind us, let it go.
ReplyDeleteSo, what if he really did kill them? Nobody here commenting is considering that possibility.
ReplyDeleteI'll consider it now. If he did, nothing changes. If he didn't, nothing changes.
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