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Wrongful Incarceration
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Legal Profession Blog
Innocent Clients Victimized By Attorney
The North Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed sanctions imposed on an attorney who had taken advantage of two clients who had served 31 years for a rape and murder they…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States 2022"
The title of this post is the title of this lengthy new report from the National Registry of Exonerations. Here is the start of its executive summary: Black people are…
Criminal
“Race and Wrongful Convictions in the United States 2022”
The title of this post is the title of this lengthy new report from the National Registry of Exonerations. Here is the start of its executive summary:Black people are 13.6%…
ZMO Law Blog
I am Adnan Syed
The protagonist of the legendary Serial podcast that put the scourge of questionable convictions into millions of ears in 2014 was set free yesterday after 24 years in prison. Adnan…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Dozens of Oklahoma lawmakers call for new hearing before next month's scheduled execution of Richard Glossip
As reported in this Guardian piece, a "letter signed by 61 Oklahoma lawmakers — most of them pro-death penalty Republicans — has been sent to the state’s attorney general calling…
EvidenceProf Blog
CALL TO ACTION: Seeking Contributions to Nicholas Newbold’s Legal Defense Fund in His “Shaken Baby Syndrome” Retrial
By Colin Miller
Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is the flawed theory that an infant with a traditional triad of symptoms -- (1) retinal bleeding; (2) subdural hematoma; and (3) brain swelling -- must…
The Right Coast
The Exoneration Hustle | City Journal
The homicide facts usually look something like the following. Two drug crews in Big City, USA are having a territorial dispute about who controls a certain street corner. Sam Bam…
Wisconsin Trial Lawyers Blog
Wisconsin Claims Board Rules in Favor of Man Who Was Wrongfully Convicted and Imprisoned for Decades
By GRGB Lawyers
By Jaclyn Kallie, Nicole Masnica, and Ray Dall’Osto The criminal justice system is meant to provide everyone who is accused of a crime with the opportunity for a fair trial,…
Simple Justice
The $6 Million Durham Dilemma
There are a few points that are beyond dispute. After spending 24 years in prison, Darryl Howard was exonerated of the double murder after Durham Detective Darryl Dowdy fabricated evidence…
Legal Talk Network
It Can Happen to Anyone
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” – Luke 6:31 Believe it or not, wrongful convictions can happen to anyone. Innocent people go to prison all…