Miscarriage of justice examples. Is Jodi Arias one?

 

Miscarriage of justice

I am not campaigning for Jodi Arias, but I am concerned about the wider ramifications of her case. There are many miscarriage of justice examples worldwide, going back to Timothy Evans, in the UK, who was wrongly convicted and executed. Could Jodi Arias be added to the list.

Long list of victims

Where there has been a miscarriage of justice, the list is long, and it is a widely held belief that many are still to be unearthed. What is of great concern is that America seems to have learnt very little from these discoveries. The way the Jodi Arias trial was conducted shows that up starkly. It is sad to see justice systems, like the adversarial system, continuing to operate with scant regard for the truth. Is it a recipe for the meltdown of civilised society. I will be writing more on the subject.

Timothy Evans Execution

Timothy Evans execution was the result of a miscarriage of justice and a decision that can never be reversed. The following abstract from Wikipedia explains more.

Timothy Evans miscarriage of justice examples
Timothy Evans under arrest (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Timothy John Evans (20 November 1924 – 9 March 1950) was wrongly accused of murdering his wife and infant daughter at their residence in Notting Hill, London.

In January 1950, Evans was tried, and was convicted of the murder of his daughter; he was executed by hanging on 9 March of the same year. During his trial, Evans accused his downstairs neighbour, John Christie, who was the chief prosecution witness, of committing the murders.

Three years after Evans’s execution, Christie was found to be a serial killer who had murdered several other women in the same house, including his own wife. Christie was himself sentenced to death, and while awaiting execution, he confessed to murdering Mrs. Evans.

An official inquiry concluded in 1966 that Christie had probably murdered Evans’s daughter, and Evans was granted a posthumous pardon. The High Court dismissed proceedings to officially quash Evans’s murder conviction in 2004 on the grounds of the cost and resources that would be involved, but acknowledged that Evans did not murder his wife or his daughter. The case generated much controversy and is acknowledged to be a miscarriage of justice. Along with those of Derek Bentley and Ruth Ellis, the case played a major part in the removal of capital punishment for murder in 1965 and, later, its abolition for all crimes.

Wikipedia

 Herr Speights Ventures

This quote from Richard Speights about Jodi Arias says a lot about society.

“Granted, there are people who will hate Arias forever no matter what the evidence proves. Nonetheless, the public at large will eventually let go of their anger. Generally, people cannot hold such hatred toward anyone too long without causing themselves harm. But notice the nature of those who speak against my assertions. More often than not, they attack the messenger with the rankest, vilest accusations.

This is a shame. “Come now, and let us reason together.” The love of truth is of greater value than the desire for revenge. I have no hidden agenda for supporting Jodi Arias. I don’t know her, and chances are I will never meet her much less know her.

If she were guilty, I would be willing to bring a rope to her hanging. Nonetheless, when the system is turned on its head to convict anyone of a crime, then that affects me; because someday that perverted system may unfairly charge and then lock me away, through unconstitutional courtroom practices. A defendant is not guilty because we want her to be guilty. If there is doubt about her guilt, then fairness demands a thorough examination of the evidence supporting the same.

Don’t pervert the system through overzealous anger.”

Richard Speights

5 Comments

  1. Hi LM. Welcome to JAMOROKI. I am aware of MPG and used to visit but I haven’t been for some time because there has been no activity since July and I can’t find any way to comment on the posts. So I assumed the blog was closed. Maybe you can advise as the content is good. see you soon. James

  2. I am an observer of JAII. I have gathered some great information from the site. I am very aware of the opinons of its followers. I have suggested to them to read a blog written by Miss Pajama Girl. She is a forensic anthropologist and behavior analyst. She like me and others are working on this case. We use anonymous names for protection purposes not only for ourselves but also for our families. Her blog is at: http://www.misspajamagirl.wordpress.com . She and two other professional collegues have worked extensively on this case. The members of JAII were not receptive to what was written. Miss Pajama Girl can prove that Jodi Arias is innocent. Warning: this blog shows the autopsy photos.

  3. Hi Cheryl. Thanks for coming to my blog and commenting. I have my reasons. Thanks for the tip to jusdatruth. Don’t worry. I can see they are desperate to ban me because I ask too many questions. Blind faith is a bit scary isn’t it. Hope to see you again soon.

  4. I don’t know why you bother going to Jodariasisinnocent.com they are all nuts there, they left their minds behind a long time ago. Go to justdatruth for some more balanced views of the subject of Jodi and her trial, there you will not be censored. All sides of the debate are allowed. SJ who runs that innocent place is a scammer as you have well pointed out to them, I’m surprised you have not been banned by them yet. Cheers!!

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