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Wisconsin Innocence Project's Work Prompts Judge to Overturn Rape Conviction

Nancy Petro wrote 1 day ago: Winnebago County (Wisconsin), Circuit Court Judge Daniel Bissett has overturned the 1994 rape convic … more →

Tags: DNA, Editorials/Opinion, eyewitness identification, North America, Police conduct (good and bad), overturned convictions

Prosecutorial Misconduct - What's to be Done? A Call to Action6 comments

Phil Locke wrote 5 days ago:                                                         (Graphic:  The Veritas Initiative,  link) Le … more →

Tags: Editorials/Opinion, Reforming/Improving the system

Open-discovery rules won't necessarily stop prosecutors from cheating4 comments

Martin Yant wrote 6 days ago: Sunday’s New York Times hits the nail on the head in an editorial here in which it laments tha … more →

Tags: Defense lawyering (good and bad), Editorials/Opinion, eyewitness identification, Police conduct (good and bad), Reforming/Improving the system

Wednesday's Quick Clicks...

Mark Godsey wrote 2 weeks ago: David Onek named Executive Director of Northern California Innocence Project In Washington state, a … more →

Tags: Compensation/Exoneree compensation

With Only Hours to Go, MIssissippi Stays Execution of Man Who Has Been Denied DNA Testing..

Mark Godsey wrote 2 weeks ago: Source: Hours before his scheduled execution at 6 p.m. today, the Mississippi Supreme Court hasissue … more →

Tags: Capital Punishment

Tuesday's Quick Clicks...1 comment

Mark Godsey wrote 1 month ago: Statute of limitations issues may haunt prosecution of former prosecutor now judge Ken Anderson, cha … more →

Tags: DNA, exonerations, legislation, Compensation/Exoneree compensation, Commissions/Innocence Commissions/Governmental Case Rev

Early reviews of Amanda Knox book starting to appear1 comment

Martin Yant wrote 1 month ago: Waiting to be Heard, Amanda Knox’s book about her wrongful murder conviction in Italy, subsequ … more →

Tags: Book recommendations/discussion, Inquisitional and adversarial systems of justice

Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Former Prosecutor in Michael Morton Case6 comments

Nancy Petro wrote 1 month ago: Judge Louis Sturns of Fort Worth today issued an arrest warrant for former Williamson County Prosecu … more →

Tags: DNA, North America, Ken Anderson, Michael Morton

Texas Legislature is Addressing Wrongful Conviction4 comments

Nancy Petro wrote 1 month ago: An opinion (here) in The Stateman (Austin) yesterday commended the Texas legislature for pending leg … more →

Tags: Reforming/Improving the system, North America, Editorials/Opinion, Michael Morton, Wrongful Conviction

Jeramie R. Davis Freed After Nearly 6 Years in Prison 5 comments

Kana Sasakura wrote 1 month ago: Congratulations to Jeramie R. Davis and to the Innocence Project Northwest! From Spokane, Washington … more →

Tags: Police conduct (good and bad), DNA, exonerations, Events, North America, Project Spotlights, INNOCENCE PROJECT NORTHWEST, jeramie davis, Anna Tolin

Update on Knoops Innocence Project....the Netherlands...2 comments

Mark Godsey wrote 1 month ago: Here is an update on a new case of interest handled by the Knoops Innocence Project in the Netherlan … more →

Tags: False Confessions, Inquisitional and adversarial systems of justice, Police conduct (good and bad), Western Europe

Monday's Quick Clicks...

Mark Godsey wrote 1 month ago: Prosecutors across Northeast Texas expressed concerns last week about a Texas senator’s proposal to … more →

Tags: Police conduct (good and bad), Reforming/Improving the system, Compensation/Exoneree compensation, Commissions/Innocence Commissions/Governmental Case Rev

Amanda Knox - Trial by Website8 comments

Phil Locke wrote 1 month ago: Numerous times on this blog we have bemoaned the inappropriateness of “trial by media.” … more →

Tags: exonerations, Western Europe, Editorials/Opinion

New Scholarship Spotlight: Prosecution (Is) Complex2 comments

Mark Godsey wrote 1 month ago:   Alafair S. Burke Alafair S. Burke has posted the above titled-article, a book review of Prose … more →

Tags: Inquisitional and adversarial systems of justice, Scholarship, Book recommendations/discussion

Trial of Man Accused of Killing Christine Morton Begins, After Husband's Exoneration

Nancy Petro wrote 2 months ago: The Houston Chronicle reported yesterday (here) that in opening statements in the trial of Mark Alan … more →

Tags: Editorials/Opinion, exonerations, North America, Alan Norwood, John Bradley, Ken Anderson, Michael Morton

Police, Prosecutors: Costs Are High When Misconduct Contributes to Wrongful Conviction 4 comments

Nancy Petro wrote 2 months ago: According to a report in the Coloradoan (here), on Saturday Lt. Jim Broderick, 56, resigned from the … more →

Tags: Police conduct (good and bad), exonerations, North America, Editorials/Opinion

New Scholarship: The Erosion of Brady and How It Might Work Better2 comments

Ron Huff wrote 2 months ago: Two informative and interesting recent articles discuss the erosion of the Brady rule via the … more →

Wednesday's Quick Clicks...

Mark Godsey wrote 2 months ago: State of Washington considers exoneree compensation bill On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two … more →

Tags: DNA, Events, Compensation/Exoneree compensation

In North Carolina, Kalvin Michael Smith wants request for new trial restored

Mark Godsey wrote 2 months ago: From journalnow.com: Attorneys for Kalvin Michael Smith are accusing Forsyth County prosecutors of u … more →

Tags: Police conduct (good and bad)


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