What is a past or present real life example of a miscarriage of justice?

Answer 1

This may take a moment of your time, but I PROMISE it will answer your query. I was stopped by a Texas D.P.S. trooper one night back in 1996, for what he called "erratic driving" -whatever that may be. He asked me to take a sobriety test, in which I passed. Not satisfying him, I was asked to take a "Breath-a-lizer", in which I declined. So, I was arrested, taken to jail, and bonded the next day. Three years later, we had a jury-trail, after the arresting officer (Who was subpenaed 3 times) finally showed up for court. Upon jury selection, my attorney was forced to use 1 "strike" to prevent the D.A. from being a juror. Once on the witness stand, the officer said, "That is correct Mr. Reeves-I have no evidence that Mr. Smith was drinking or drunk." 13 TIMES!!! He also had NO VIDEO or NO WITESSES. I had not been drinking and the state plainly had NO EVIDENCE-yet I WAS FOUND GUILTY OF D.W.I. BEFORE A JURY OF MY PEERS!!! Houston Co. Tx. Damned the politics!