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Cook County Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Nicole Harris
The Center on Wrongful Convictions (CWC) at Northwestern Law reports today that Cook County prosecutors have dropped all charges against Nicole Harris, who was wrongfully convicted of the May 2005 str… more →
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Repeated Use of Same Phrases in Confessions Taken By Controversial Brooklyn Detective
wrote 8 hours ago: I’ve posted here about the ongoing review of cases in the Brooklyn DA’s office, many of … more →
Cook County Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Nicole Harris
wrote 2 days ago: The Center on Wrongful Convictions (CWC) at Northwestern Law reports today that Cook County prosecut … more →
Parolee Charges Authorities for Forcing False Confessions -- Sayama Case
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wrote 4 days ago: From the Japan Times: Parolee in 1963 Saitama girl’s slaying hits authorities for lying, forcing con … more →
Friday's Quick Clicks...
wrote 1 week ago: In Texas, bright spot in legislative session this year was innocence reform The roots of wrongful co … more →
Wednesday's Quick Clicks...
wrote 2 weeks ago: Risk of wrongful convictions a factor in debate over capital punishment in India Exoneree James Klup … more →
Florida Officer (Major Tony Fantigrassi) Linked to Two Wrongful Convictions
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wrote 1 month ago: Innocence Blog Florida Officer Linked to Two Wrongful Convictions __________________________________ … more →
Retired Detective Refuses To Comment As DA Probes His Cases
wrote 1 month ago: [worldnow id=8873493 width=420 height=266 type=video] NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A retired New Yo … more →
Brooklyn DA's Probe of 50 Convictions Featuring One Detective: Conviction Integrity Unit, False Confessions in the Spotlight
wrote 1 month ago: With the news that the District Attorney of Brooklyn is re-examining convictions in 50 cases featuri … more →
Courts are shocked, shocked, to learn of false confessions
wrote 1 month ago: A recent study by the Governor’s Task Force on Justice and Chopped Liver concluded that if you … more →
Judge Calculates New York's Payment for Wrongful Imprisonment: About $5.5 Million
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wrote 1 month ago: What financial number would you put on the loss of nine years, nine years of freedom exchanged for n … more →
Amanda Knox case spawns new breed of activists
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wrote 1 month ago: Seattle Weekly tells how the controversial case of Seattle native Amanda Knox opened the eyes of man … more →
The Reid Technique Bites Back. You Decide.
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wrote 1 month ago: In my previous post, I included a link to Psychology Today’s Shadow Boxing blog, which carried … more →
The Best & Worst of Dallas: Season 2
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wrote 1 month ago: The second season of TNT’s “Dallas” was even better than the first. Here are my laurels, along with … more →
New Scholarship Spotlight: Why Interrogation Contamination Occurs
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wrote 1 month ago: Professor Richard Leo has posted the above-titled article on SSRN. Download here. The abstract st … more →
The Justification of Torture Gets Obliterated Part Four - False Confessions
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wrote 2 months ago: Continued from parts one, two, and three... The next section in the report addresses the “dang … more →
Monday's Quick Clicks...
wrote 2 months ago: Article about torture during interrogations in South Africa, exposed by the Wits Justice Project Som … more →
Conservative columnist says 'Central Park Five' film raises serious questions
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wrote 2 months ago: The documentary by Ken Burns, David McMahon and Sarah Burns about the wrongful convictions of … more →
David Bryant Freed After 4 Decades, Based Upon IAC Claim (Ineffective Assistance of Counsel)
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wrote 2 months ago: The NY Times article follows: By: Marc Santora Published: April 11, 2013 Karen Smith was … more →
Update on Knoops Innocence Project....the Netherlands...
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wrote 2 months ago: Here is an update on a new case of interest handled by the Knoops Innocence Project in the Netherlan … more →
