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Well, sure. But how good is the resolution of the camera, are you sure the fingerprinting was all done right, and witnesses ... well, we all know them...
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One must understand that there's a huge difference between what can earn a conviction now versus in previous years. If there is any doubt at all about someone's guilt, they shouldn't be convicted in the first place.
Also, we should consider real life rather than theory here. In states where there is the death penalty, it is not as though they are just going to town executing murderers. Rather, the punishment is typically reserved for the worst of the worst.
In addition, consider that (as far as I recall, and I may be completely wrong on this) the last person wrongly executed by the justice system in this country was in 1985, and "wrongly" is only an allegation. That means that person would have to have been convicted in the 60's or 70s. Surely we've made progress since then.