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