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Exoneration
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Human Rights at Home Blog
Seeking Justice for the Wrongfully Convicted Who Pleaded Guilty
By margaretdrew
Co-Editor Brian Howe discusses the difficulties presented when those convicted through "Alfred" pleas attempt to later prove their innocence:Every wrongful conviction has its own story, and exonerations tend to be…
Failed Evidence
Exoneration Report for 2013: Behind the Headlines, Two Significant Findings
On February 4, the National Registry of Exonerations published its yearly report for 2013. The Registry, a joint project of the University of Michigan Law School and the Center for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty lists top capital stories from 2013
Main December 17, 2013National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty lists top capital stories from 2013Regular reasons may recall that I am a sucker for end-of-year lists and reports, and…
Waco Criminal Law Blog
Remember – you are the lifeline
I just got back from the annual innocence conference that is sponsored by the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association. I've had the privilege at the seminar for several years -…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Two notably different new death penalty headlines
Main September 29, 2012Two notably different new death penalty headlines Here are links to two very different death penalty stories that broke yesterday: "California: Jury Backs Death Penalty for Man…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Exonerations in the United States, 1989–2012”
Main July 5, 2012"Exonerations in the United States, 1989–2012"The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper by Samuel Gross and Michael Shaffer now up at…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A number of notable death penalty headlines
Main May 24, 2012A number of notable death penalty headlinesA mid-day Google news search turned up all these intriguing death penalty headlines (for which I also provide links to the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
What can and should we learn from the new “National Registry of Exonerations”?
Main May 21, 2012What can and should we learn from the new "National Registry of Exonerations"?As effectively reported via MSM coverage from CNN and the AP and other sources, today…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
DOJ Office Admits Error
By Ellen Podgor
The Department of Justice last week issued an exoneration. The falsely accused, however, was not a criminal defendant, but the DOJ itself. Specifically, the DOJ Office of the Inspector General…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Mass Exoneration Data and the Causes of Wrongful Convictions”
Main July 12, 2011"Mass Exoneration Data and the Causes of Wrongful Convictions"The title of this post is the title of this new paper by Professor Russell Covey now available via…