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Wrongful Incarceration
467 published works
EvidenceProf Blog
Undisclosed Mega-Update Thread 9
By Colin Miller
Yesterday, Judge Don W. Thompson of the Superior Court of Walker County granted Joey Watkins's petition for writ of habeas corpus, meaning that Joey's conviction for murdering Isaac Dawkins has…
Litigation Finance Journal
Validity Launches New Fund to Support the Wrongfully Convicted
By John Freund
When people serve hard time for a crime that they did not commit, the entire societal fabric suffers. And when the innocent are eventually vindicated, oftentimes they face a difficult…
Litigation Finance Journal
Lawsuits May be the Only Valuable Possession of Newly Released Prisoners
By John Freund
Chicago has been called the ‘wrongful conviction capital’ for its policing tactics that allegedly lead to bullying defendants into false confessions, or withholding evidence that would clear a wrongly convicted…
TortsProf Blog
Ryan on Compensation for Wrongful Conviction and Incarceration
Meghan Ryan has posted to SSRN Compensation for Wrongful Conviction and Incarceration in the United States. The abstract provides:Wrongfully convicted and incarcerated individuals in the United States may seek compensation by…
Simple Justice
Short Take: The Language of Exoneration
From the vacatur of the convictions of the Central Park 5 to the numerous prisoners whose convictions are being vacated after spending decades in prison, the headlines are that these…
Health Law Prof Blog
The Absence or Misuse of Statistics in Forensic Science as a Contributor to Wrongful Convictions: From Pattern Matching to Medical Opinions About Child Abuse
Keith A. Findley (University of Wisconsin), The Absence or Misuse of Statistics in Forensic Science as a Contributor to Wrongful Convictions: From Pattern Matching to Medical Opinions About Child Abuse,…
Texas Bar Blog
Pro Bono Spotlight: Kevin Sheneberger
The State Bar of Texas, the Texas Access to Justice Commission, the American Bar Association, and others proudly support National Pro Bono Celebration Week (October 24-30). Pro Bono week is…
Sentencing Law and Policy
"Plea Bargaining in the Shadow of a Retrial: Bargaining Away Innocence"
The title of this post is the title of this notable new empirical paper now available via SSRN and authored by Keith A. Findley, Camila Angulo Amaya, Gibson Hatch and…
Criminal
“Plea Bargaining in the Shadow of a Retrial: Bargaining Away Innocence”
The title of this post is the title of this notable new empirical paper now available via SSRN and authored by Keith A. Findley, Camila Angulo Amaya, Gibson Hatch and…
EvidenceProf Blog
My New Article: “Rectifying Wrongful Convictions Through the Dormant Grand Jury Clause”
By Colin Miller
I have posted the working draft of my new article, "Rectifying Wrongful Convictions Through the Dormant Grand Jury Clause" (forthcoming, George Washington Law Review), on SSRN. Here is the abstract:In…