Highly unlikely. It's pretty difficult to get convicted of murder in the states. You're more likely to get away with a crime you did commit or be convicted of a lesser charge than you are to be wrongly convicted.

But it does happen and there are most likely additional unknown cases because once someone is executed the motivation to find out whether he was innocent or not is further reduced.

#59, not if you're black.

*scoff* You're joking, right?

Please ignore above comment #78. It was made in reply to a comment that has now been deleted.

Not necessarily... My dad spent 20 years in prison for murder. He was convicted of slitting a woman's throat and received a 10-20 year sentence. Not all murder charges result in life sentences or death penalties. My dad has been out for a couple of years now... And doing well.

domestic disturbance is an awesome movie

If it was an accident, he'd be convicted of manslaughter, not murder.

People can change but they don´t have to. He might still be the same killer that went to prison with a few fresh and new ideas from other inmates. And is murder not usually defined by having the intent to kill someone (it´s like that in my country). You cannot really accidentally plan to kill someone and then accidentally go through with it I think....

I totally agree. Although I would change the word 'change' to 'therapy' or 'recover'.

In the UK? Better wish OP good luck with that one.

Most states have a "Castle Doctrine," and even in the ones that don't, it's highly unlikely he'd be convicted of murder for killing an intruder in his home. Manslaughter, perhaps, but not murder. Anyway, if the guy is in jail for murder in the US, there's a 99.99% chance he totally deserves it, given how difficult it is to convict someone of murder here.

I believe the law is something along the lines of 'you can do to them what they would do to you' so no if they brake into your house its still murder... One time a thief cut himself on my grandpas fence (after cutting it) and sewed him, btw he won the lawsuit and didnt go to jail

Google the "castle doctrine." It presumes that the life of the victim of a home invasion is in peril, thereby giving that person the right to use deadly force against the intruder. Only a few states don't have the castle doctrine, but even in those states it's nearly impossible to convict someone of murder for killing a home intruder. However, booby traps are typically illegal, and some states obligate home owners to ensure their home is safe enough to prevent accidental injury to intruders. Weird, I know.

Uh, OP said "in prison over there for murder." I think they know his story.

The word "murder" made it instant for me.