What is the error rate for executing the wrongly convicted that would be tolerable? @OpentoDebate

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“What is the error rate for executing the wrongly convicted that would be tolerable?”

Barry Scheck cites an estimated wrongful-conviction rate of 4.1%, but says no margin of error is acceptable. Robert Blecker challenges the validity of that statistic.

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