NEW: Denver DA debuts new unit to review cases for wrongful convictions and disproportionate sentences
Denver District Attorney Beth McCann.
“We can all agree that we don’t want somebody sitting in prison for something they didn’t do,” Cisneros said. “Sentence review is definitely more of a touchy subject — and that’s OK — and we will see what happens. There are times where I think it will be appropriate.” McCann is the fourth Colorado prosecutor to launch such a unit, which are becoming more common across the country. Without such processes it is difficult — and sometimes expensive — for people to appeal their convictions and sentences through the courts.
Jetton now works as a truck driver in California, McCann said. He sends her a Christmas card every year.
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