▲ 345 ▼ A missing underscore sent innocent man to prison for 18 months (arstechnica.com) submitted 1 week ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 52 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] undrwater@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 child) And the hearing where I assume no evidence was produced. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Curious_Canid@piefed.ca 3 points 1 week ago I can't say I'm shocked that this could have happened, but I am appalled. How does a court convict a man of multiple crimes without any evidence whatsoever? The username may have started that mess, but it should never have made it past the initial investigation into the man who was convicted. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Curious_Canid@piefed.ca 3 points 1 week ago I can't say I'm shocked that this could have happened, but I am appalled. How does a court convict a man of multiple crimes without any evidence whatsoever? The username may have started that mess, but it should never have made it past the initial investigation into the man who was convicted. permalink fedilink source parent