Nearly seven
in ten believe that most
Six
in ten
believe
that
most
people
people in prison have been there for a
accused of crimes are out of prison on
long
bail
time
waiting
for
the
court
to
while
waiting
for
the
court
to
decide on their cases: 68% agree, and
decide on their cases:
15% disagree, that “Most of the people
20%
accused
in
accused of a crime are out of prison
they
on bail while waiting for the courts to
prison
of
a
crime
for a long
have
time
been
because
are waiting in court to decide on their
decide
cases.”,
strong
for an
extremely
strong
net
disagree,
on
63% agree, and
that
their
“Most
cases.”
for
agreement
net
people
a
of
very
+44,
agreement of +53.
3.5. Attitudes on Wrongful Conviction/Execution by the Courts
3.5.1. Awareness of Supreme Court Findings That Lower Courts
Mistakenly Imposed Death Penalty to 3 of 4 Criminals
Respondents
were
first informed
that,
previously know, or do you know only
“From 1993 to 2004, all cases decided
now,
by the lower courts of death
courts mistakenly imposed
were
automatically
reviewed
penalty
by
the
that
this
guilty
According to the Supreme Court itself,
Only
of the total 907 cases it automatically
aware
reviewed, 651 cases did not proceed to
of mistaken
death penalty.”
penalty;
aware
they
were
asked,
“Did
that
the
you
64
of
committing
35%
said
they
of the Supreme
64%
of it.
imposition
were
the
were
lower
the death
penalty on 3 out of 4 persons
Supreme Court.
Then
means
found
crime?”
previously
Court findings
of the
not
death
previously