FrostedGlass
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I've never attached the word "conspiracy" to a case of wrongful conviction. I've never thought of a group getting together to plan that unlawful act. I think they act as individuals doing whatever they can to get a conviction. They all have a common goal, after all.Hi @FrostedGlass - I appreciate this level-headed viewpoint!
One question: how would LE or judges get it wrong by design, without some type of collaboration?
Here's an example: a detective who believes he knows who did the crime, threatens and offers a reward to a friend of the suspect in order to get false testimony. Now, does the P know this? Then, when the interrogators feed the suspect info to get what they need.. and the P sits in on this... has she conspired? When some are aware that other people confessed to the crime but ignore that... have they conspired to arrest the easy one?
Regarding "conspiracy" used here, it doesn't feel like they are referring to a "collaboration."