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Originally Posted by edslunch
My guess is that most cases of wrongful conviction also started with the police being convinced they had evidence to convict. I'm not trying to defend whoever did this crime but I'm seeing a whole lot of "innocent until proven guilty, except in this case we know it's him" sentiment in this thread which is disturbing.
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You might be right if we are talking charges being thrown out in court but wrongful conviction means convicted of the charges then evidence later absolved the convict. This is not brought on by a lack of evidence as you suggest, sometimes it's because of planted evidence, juries or judges making poor decisions, lack if technology (no ability to test DNA a while ago, etc. Even then there is the appeal process.
Unless the CPS was under pressure to charge him early because they thought the public or someone specific was in imminent danger, I believe they feel they have what they need to convict and survive the appeal process.