Topic
Wrongful Incarceration
467 published works
Legal Talk Network
Unjustly Convicted: Uriah Courtney’s 8-Year Fight for Freedom
By Paige Locke
Injustice can happen to anyone, at any time, and Uriah Courtney’s story is a tragic example of this. In 2006, Uriah was wrongfully convicted of raping and kidnapping a 16-year-old…
Legal Talk Network
Legal Talk Network Launches California Innocence Project Podcast to Share Stories of the Wrongfully Convicted and Highlight Pitfalls of the Criminal Legal System
By Lisa Kirkman
Legal Talk Network, the leading legal podcast network, announces the launch of ‘California Innocence Project Podcast:’ stories of wrongfully convicted men and women who spent decades in prison for crimes…
Legal Talk Network
Legal Talk Network Launches California Innocence Project Podcast to Share Stories of the Wrongfully Convicted and Highlight Pitfalls of the Criminal Legal System
By Lisa Kirkman
Legal Talk Network, the leading legal podcast network, announces the launch of ‘California Innocence Project Podcast:’ stories of wrongfully convicted men and women who spent decades in prison for crimes…
Philadelphia Criminal Defense Blog
Attorney Goldstein Wins Release of Wrongfully Convicted Man Who Spent 33 Years in Prison
Last week, I obtained the dismissal of all charges for a client who had been convicted of first-degree murder 33 years ago and sentenced to life without parole. In 1989,…
Legal Profession Blog
The Out-Of-Towners
In a matter involving innocent defendants suing for civil rights violations arising from their wrongful convictions, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the award of…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Fourth Circuit Holds That Plaintiffs Should Have Submitted Prejudgment Interest Claim to Jury, Vacating $36 Million Interest Award Entered Post-Trial by District Court
In Gilliam v. Allen, No. 21-2313 (4th Cir. Mar. 8, 2023), while substantially affirming a $62 million compensatory damage verdict (and $13 million in punitive damages) for two plaintiffs who…
Simple Justice
Halkides: The Blood That Was Really Paint
Ed. Note: Chris Halkides has been kind enough to try to make us lawyers smarter by dumbing down science enough that we have a small chance of understanding how it’s…
The Wrongful Convictions Blog
Dean Gillispie Wins $45 Million for Wrongful Conviction
By Phil Locke
. Ohio man wins $45 million in lawsuit after being wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years LAURA A. BISCHOFF November 22, 2022, 10:56 AM COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio man won $45…
EvidenceProf Blog
Undisclosed Mega-Update Thread 11
By Colin Miller
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of Georgia upheld the grant of habeas relief to Joey Watkins. Given this terrific turn of events, I wanted to do an update on the status of…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
UK commission to investigate forensic science amid wrongful conviction concerns
Commission will take evidence over 18 months