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Exoneration
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EvidenceProf Blog
When Innocence Is Pink: Why There Is A Gender Gap In Exonerations Of The Wrongfully Convicted And Efforts That Might Shrink It
By Colin Miller
There are over 60 innocence projects nationwide, and they do tremendous work. According to the Cardozo Innocence Project website, "There have been 271 post-conviction DNA exonerations in United States history." The Innocence…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Prosecuting the Exonerated: Actual Innocence and the Double Jeopardy Clause”
Main February 9, 2011"Prosecuting the Exonerated: Actual Innocence and the Double Jeopardy Clause"The title of this post is the abstract of this new article by Professor Jordan Barry, which is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Data and debate over a drop in death sentencing in Texas
Main December 14, 2010Data and debate over a drop in death sentencing in TexasAs detailed in this new Houston Chronicle article, which is headlined "Death sentences plunge in Texas: Foes…
Death Penalty
Hank Skinner Interview by CNN: Listen to a Man Fight for His Innocence
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
We've posted about the case of Texas Death Row Hank Skinner before: his case is now before the United States Supreme Court, where the High Court is considering if Skinner…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
Crime Lab to Be Examined
By Rob McKinney
In light of the finding of the innocence of a North Carolina Man,Gregory F. Taylor ,North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper has ordered a review of the state's crime lab after disclosures about…
Sentencing Law and Policy
First exoneration in North Carolina thanks to state’s innocence commission
Main February 17, 2010First exoneration in North Carolina thanks to state's innocence commission A helpful reader sent me this breaking local news piece from North Carolina which is headlined "Innocence…
EvidenceProf Blog
13 Going On 30: Illinois Man Becomes Youngest Person In The U.S. To Be Wrongfully Convicted And Exonerated
By Colin Miller
More than 16 years ago, 13 year old Thaddeus Jimenez was arrested for a street gang murder on Chicago's Northwest side. At the time, the judge sentenced him to 50 years…
Death Penalty
23 Years After Being Sentenced to Die, 55 Year Old Nathan Fields Finally Exonerated
By Terry Lenamon / Reba Kennedy
Last week, over in a Chicago courtroom, Nathan Fields stood to hear Circuit Judge Vincent Gardenia find him not guilty of murder. Nathan Fields is 55 years old, and he's…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Dallas DA talking about capital case review and a quasi-moratorium
Main September 16, 2008Dallas DA talking about capital case review and a quasi-moratoriumThe Dallas Morning News has this notable report about a local DA talking about reviewing all pending capital…
Media Law Prof Blog
Hats Off to Juan (and Todd, and Larry)
Remember Juan Catalan, the man whom police alleged was the prime suspect in a 2003 murder, when he was actually at a Dodgers game twenty miles away? With the assistance…