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Wrongful Incarceration
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Sentencing Law and Policy
While praising modern reforms, ABA still (unsurprisingly) critical of Texas capital punishment system
Main September 18, 2013While praising modern reforms, ABA still (unsurprisingly) critical of Texas capital punishment system As detailed in this Texas Tribune report, "a new study the American Bar Association…
Sentencing Law and Policy
New op-ed from former federal judges Paul Cassell and Nancy Gertner lament defender cuts
Main August 21, 2013New op-ed from former federal judges Paul Cassell and Nancy Gertner lament defender cuts Another notable set of voices appears in this new Wall Street Journal commentary…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“U.S. reviewing 27 death penalty convictions for FBI forensic testimony errors”
Main July 18, 2013"U.S. reviewing 27 death penalty convictions for FBI forensic testimony errors" The title of this post is the headline of this Washington Post article, which gets started…
Sentencing Law and Policy
EffectiveProPublicareports on the problems of prosecutorial misconduct
Main May 25, 2013Effective ProPublica reports on the problems of prosecutorial misconductThe investigative journalism website ProPublica has now published another installment in its notable series of pieces concerning the problems…
White Collar Crime Prof Blog
Brady Violation Leads to Arrest of Former Texas Prosecutor
By Ellen Podgor
by: Lawrence S. GoldmanProsecutors who have committed Brady violations, even those which have been later demonstrated to have resulted in wrongful convictions and lengthy terms of imprisonment for persons later proven…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Overcharging”
Main March 19, 2013"Overcharging" The title of this post is the title of this notable new paper by Kyle Graham now available via SSRN. Here is the abstract: The prosecutors…
InsureReinsure
Massachusetts Appeals Court Finds Duty to Defend Wrongful Conviction Suit
The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently held, in an unpublished decision, that an insurer breached its duty to defend a town against a suit filed by the sister of a man…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Procedural rules now blocking efforts to undo convictions of federal defendants who are legally innocent
Main March 1, 2013Procedural rules now blocking efforts to undo convictions of federal defendants who are legally innocent As reported in this new USA Today piece, headlined "Federal judge refuses…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Disparate stories price out (some) costs of poorly functioning state criminal justice systems
Main February 11, 2013Disparate stories price out (some) costs of poorly functioning state criminal justice systemsHow Appealing had links this morning to these two notable criminal justice stories that, on…
Sentencing Law and Policy
(In)famous innocence story at heart of efforts to repeal Maryland’s death penalty
Main February 6, 2013(In)famous innocence story at heart of efforts to repeal Maryland's death penalty Today's New York Times includes this notable article, headlined "A Death Penalty Fight Comes Home,"…