EDITORIALS

Justice

- The presumption of innocence costs

money, but the alternative is worseUPON learning that the trial of David Rabb for beating avery pregnant woman with a tire iron cost $100,000, readers no doubtwere outraged. That seems an awful steep price to pay to defendsomeone so obviously guilty.But once the sticker shock subsides, one remembers that this isWest Virginia, which recently employed Fred Zain as the State Policeforensics lab chief. His testimony led to the false conviction ofseveral men, who were cleared only after DNA testing by independentlaboratories.Avoiding future miscarriages of justice makes $100,000 look likechicken feed.Providing a …