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Now THAT is a stretch. You do know that Herbert is an open opponent of the death penalty right? Here, look for yourself. Here's how many articles he wrote against it in the past few years. His intention was not to present new facts, but to present a position. One he has presented 17 times in the last 3 years.
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Yes, he is an opponent. And so am I. But not before becoming educated on the subject. I used to be pro-death penalty before I started becoming aware of these types of cases. This does not mean that he approaches the case without a sense of fairness. Neither of us knows for sure what happens in someone's head, but I do not accuse someone of biased reporting until I know for sure, and that includes reporters who provide evidence even if I disagree with their conclusions. The opinion of their innocence by those who investigated the case is not in dispute, unless you would like to provide contradictory evidence.
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It's not wrong, you said so yourself the police presented the evidence. If there was no evidence he was guilty they wouldn't have presented it.
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They did not provide evidence they were guilty, they just provided evidence. Guilt is determined by the DA. The DA looks at evidence and determines guilt, and this often happens not in pursuit of justice but to get convictions.
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I have no problem with the thought that was Rhodes was equally deserving of the death penalty. And actually I believe his wife agreed to plead at time served and be released. And according to her statement they had already made the contacts to make
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Rhodes wife was not present at the scene. Do you mean Tefaro's wife? She was sentenced to life and was exonerated later. She did not serve out a set penalty.
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And according to her statement they had already made the contacts to make the deal and violated law (a felony) by obtaining a sample.
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Obtaining a sample did not cause the patrol man's death, neither did making contacts to make a deal in the future. A drug deal happens when there is an exchange, this is why the police wait to bust up a deal until after the exchange occurs so that they can bust the buyer and not just the seller. If the patrol men were shot by the dealer, they could all be implicated as murderers, dealer or buyer. This is what your definition is talking about. Otherwise, why would Tefaro's wife be set free before serving her life term if she were a murderer?
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Additionally, they stole the patrolman's car (not exactly the act of an innocent man), stole another car, and were all caught together after trying to run a police roadblock.
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Sorry, this did not cause the patrol man's death though it was a felony. This happened after they were dead.
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Oh, he also had the murder weapon in his possession. Gun powder tests said if he didn't fire it, he at least handled the weapon.
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So what if he handled the weapon? Tefaro's son had the same results, should he be implicated?
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There were police witnesses to a confession by Sonya (thrown out on technical grounds).
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And we know how reliable those sort of witnesses are don't we? And there were also witnesses
at the scene of the crime that claim it was Rhodes who pulled the trigger.
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There was also a kidnapping charge. He's someone who only would have caused misery and grief for others...good riddance.
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The kidnapping occurred after the fact. We do not put people to death in this country because we do not like their behavior and wish to bid them good riddance. You are put to death when you commit murder, which clearly Rhodes did.