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Wrongful Incarceration
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White Collar Crime Prof Blog
The Reversal of the Convictions of the Westar Executives: Wrap-up
By Ellen Podgor
This Blogs Coverage of the reversal of the Westar Executives' Convictions -Is the Lake (Westar) Reversal Big?More on the Westar Related CaseConvictions of Former Westar Executives OverturnedBlogsphere Coverage -How Appealing…
New York Attorney Malpractice Blog
Innocence, Criminal Conviction and Legal Malpractice
Here is a man wrongfully convicted of rape, who was released after 4 years. He obtained the maximum $ 25,000 from the state and a portion of his appellate fees. …
Legal Profession Blog
Joy on Systemic Prosecutorial Misconduct
Posted by Alan ChildressPeter Joy (Wash. U.) has posted on SSRN the article, "The Relationship Between Prosecutorial Misconduct and Wrongful Convictions: Shaping Remedies for a Broken System." It is also…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Around the blogosphere (Hamdanfree)
Main June 29, 2006Around the blogosphere (Hamdan free)Nearly every law blog will give you a taste of Hamdan, so I'll fill a gap by noting some interesting coverage of other…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Carefully exploring the wrongful conviction problem
Main June 28, 2006Carefully exploring the wrongful conviction problemAt the end of my first post on Marsh, I assailed Justice Souter's bald assertion that "false verdicts ... are probably disproportionately…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A few quick thoughts onMarsh
Main June 26, 2006A few quick thoughts on MarshA quick read of the Supreme Court's death penalty work in Marsh (opinion here) triggers a lot of capital punishment thoughts. Here…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Chicago Tributeclaims innocent man executed
Main June 25, 2006Chicago Tribute claims innocent man executedAs noted here, the Chicago Tribune has a three-part series in the works contending that Texas in 1989 executed Carlos De Luna…
LawSites
Conference: Faces of Wrongful Conviction
A conference this weekend at UCLA School of Law promises to bring together legal experts, political leaders, advocates and the largest-ever gathering of California exonerees to discuss the causes and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Conference on wrongful convictions and the death penalty
Main March 11, 2006Conference on wrongful convictions and the death penaltyThanks to the DPIC, I see that The UCLA School of Law has an amazing-looking death penalty event planned for…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Why habeas (in non-capital cases) is so important
Main February 1, 2006Why habeas (in non-capital cases) is so importantThough technically not a sentencing case, the decision today by the Ninth Circuit in Goldyn v. Hayes, No. 04-17338 (9th…