Man in 1986 murder case set to be acquitted as hearing ends

Once again we see a person about to be acquitted for murder after having been falsely accused by the prosecution, yet still the Japanese support the death penalty. It makes one wonder how many innocent people have been executed over the years.

It's high time to retire the death penalty in Japan. There have been too many cases of false accusations to tolerate. To those who support the death penalty: I wonder if you would still support it if someone you knew was on death row but innocent?

The death penalty is not germane to this case. He was imprisoned for 7 years.

And three quarters of Japanese are in favor of capital punishment

The Fukui District Court acquitted him in 1990, but the Kanazawa branch convicted him in 1995, a ruling that was later finalized.

How can he be acquitted in one court but convicted in another? Is it the same crime?