January 6, 2012
Prosecutors Gone Wild: How Many Wrongful Convictions Will the Public Stand For? – Huffington Post (blog)
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Prosecutors Gone Wild: How Many Wrongful Convictions Will the Public Stand For?
Huffington Post (blog) In the Morton case, Judge Sid Harle, in releasing Morton after 25 years of wrongful imprisonment caused by prosecution dishonesty, expressed his "sympathies" for Morton, but said his release proved that the United States "has the best justice system in … |
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December 29, 2011
Legislature, Supreme Court must address flaws that lead to wrongful convictions – Lexington Herald Leader
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Legislature, Supreme Court must address flaws that lead to wrongful convictions
Lexington Herald Leader Kentucky law guarantees post-conviction DNA testing only to inmates facing a death sentence. A Louisville judge authorized it for Porter. But a Northern Kentucky judge denied DNA testing to another Innocence Project client, William Virgil, … |
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October 9, 2011
Timothy Masters to speak at CU law school Oct. 13 about wrongful conviction … – ReporterHerald.com
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Timothy Masters to speak at CU law school Oct. 13 about wrongful conviction …
ReporterHerald.com Timothy Masters and his post-conviction attorney Maria Liu are scheduled to talk about Masters' wrongful conviction in the 1987 murder of Peggy Hettrick, his battles in court and exoneration in June after held responsible for the crime for 25 years. … |
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Clark hails legislation to overturn wrongful convictions
Boston Globe Currently, only Massachusetts and Oklahoma do not have laws in place regarding post-conviction access to DNA testing, and only Massachusetts does not require evidence to be preserved during a prison sentence. This legislation would allow defendants to … |
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July 26, 2011
John Kinsel, Claiming Wrongful Conviction, Is Denied New Trial: “Our Hands Are … – Houston Press (blog)
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John Kinsel, Claiming Wrongful Conviction, Is Denied New Trial: "Our Hands Are …
Houston Press (blog) But our hands are tied by the AEDPA [Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act], preventing our review of Kinsel's attack on his Louisiana postconviction proceedings, so we dutifully dismiss his claim. Kinsel's sister, Alice Wilkinson, … |
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June 30, 2011
Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction Case – The Crime Report
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Anatomy of a Wrongful Conviction Case
The Crime Report … Project says there have been 271 post-conviction exonerations through DNA evidence in United States history, 80 of which were murder cases. Seventeen of those people were sentenced to death before DNA proved them innocent and led to their release. … |
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Woman sues for wrongful ID on Crime Stoppers
Yakima Herald-Republic The lawsuit names Yakima County, the Yakima County Sheriff's Office, the Yakima County Crime Stoppers Association, which coordinates publicity related to wanted criminals, and the Fox News Network, whose Seattle affiliate aired the bulletin. … |
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May 2, 2011
Dallas citizen gives back after 12 years in prison, wrongful conviction – The Daily Campus
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Dallas citizen gives back after 12 years in prison, wrongful conviction
The Daily Campus Assistant District Attorney and SMU alum Cynthia Garza works with the Conviction Integrity Unit, established by DA Watkins in July of 2007. The unit oversees the post-conviction review of more than 400 DNA cases and is the first of its kind in the … |
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September 3, 2010
Still getting it wrong on wrongful convictions – Ottawa Citizen
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Still getting it wrong on wrongful convictions
Ottawa Citizen The FPT report called for study of post-conviction access to DNA testing and suggested provisions be made for independent access to forensic evidence. … |
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August 4, 2010
Adding insult … After years of wrongful imprisonment, a prisoner faced one … – Houston Chronicle
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Adding insult … After years of wrongful imprisonment, a prisoner faced one …
Houston Chronicle Last year, his case was taken up by the Post Conviction Review Section, a group of lawyers and investigators newly formed by Harris County District Attorney … |
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