Scott Watson; New Zealand; Bulletin; Arthur Allan Thomas, the man wrongfully...
"Arthur Allan Thomas, the man wrongfully jailed for two murders in the 1970s, is lending his support to Scott Watson, calling for a new trial for the convicted killer. Watson has been in jail since...
View ArticleLeo Ackley; Anthony Ball: Michigan; Bulletin: Shaken baby syndrome; Their...
"Leo Ackley and Anthony Ball are both behind bars for infant homicide. While Ackley has been granted a new trial by the Michigan Supreme Court, Ball is headed to trial for the first time, but both are...
View ArticleCharles Smith; 'What kind of man series'. Part Ten of ten; Publisher's View:...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: (Editorial): In the most recent post (Part Nine) I referred to the late Peter Kormos' observation that Justice Stephen Goudge would not let Charles Smith get away with his defence...
View ArticleKerry Max Cook; Texas; Bulletin; Major (distressing) Development; A judge has...
BACKGROUND: (From Northwestern's Bluhm Legal Clinic: 'Doctors diagnosis was nearly fatal': "Kerry Max Cook was twice convicted and twice sentenced to death for the 1977 murder and mutilation of a...
View ArticleRaymond Tempest: Rhode Island; Bulletin; Earlier this month, the state's high...
"State prosecutors are asking to argue, again, their appeal before the state Supreme Court in the Raymond D. "Beaver" Tempest Jr. murder case. The state Tuesday filed a petition to re-argue the case,...
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Oral Nicholas Hillary: New York State; Defence says ssues in the DNA hearing...
STORY: "Issues in Hillary DNA hearing could have nationwide “ripple effect,” defense says," by reporter W.T. Eckert, published by the Watertown Times on July 26, 2016.PHOTO CAPTION: "Oral “Nick”...
View ArticleBrendan Dassey; Teina Pora; Interrogation of juveniles; (Part One); Is...
STORY: "Is Brendan Dassey - an American Teina Pora?" by Dan Satherly, published by Newshub (NZ) on July 27, 2016.GIST: "A teenager is convicted of rape and murder and thrown in prison after giving a...
View ArticleDavontae Sanford: Michigan; Interrogation of juveniles; (Part Two); A young...
STORY: "Death of innocence: Davontae Sanford’s twisted road to freedom," by George Hunter, published by the Detroit Free Press, published on July 25, 2016.GIST: "A conversation with a cop sent Davontae...
View ArticleJoseph Buffey: West Virginia; Bulletin: A trial date (without jury) has been...
"Joseph Buffey has agreed to waive his right to a jury trial and will instead have a bench trial this October. Harrison County Circuit Judge John Marks also has ruled that all the charges in two...
View ArticleSonia Cacy; Texas; Flawed arson 'science;' After being declared "actually...
STORY: "Justice Delayed For Sonia Cacy Again," by reporter Branley Hargrove, published by Texas Monthly on July 27, 2016.SUB-HEADING: "After new evidence found her to be innocent of murder, the state...
View ArticleIngmar Gaundique; (Chandra Levy case): Bulletin: 'Unforeseen developments':...
"In the midst of the amazing political events going on, there comes a truly bizarre turn in the much-publicized Chandra Levy murder case that dominated the news media fifteen years ago, in the summer...
View ArticleCharles Erickson: Missouri; Bulletin: The Midwest Innocence Project has taken...
"The Columbia Daily Tribune reports the Midwest Innocence Project has taken the case of Charles Erickson, who's serving a 25-year sentence for second-degree murder in the 2001 death of Tribune Sports...
View ArticleLeo Ackley; Anthony Ball; Michigan; Bulletin; Battlecreek Inquirer; Shaken...
"Scientific evidence about head trauma in children will be part of two upcoming murder trials, a Calhoun County judge ruled Friday. Circuit Judge John Hallacy said prosecutors could present evidence...
View ArticleFlorida; Unreliable 'field' drug tests; Part One: Daniel Rushing; Florida:...
STORY: "Cops mistook Krispy Kreme doughnut glaze for meth, Orlando man says," by reporter Rene Stutzman, published by the Orlando Sentinel on July 27, 2016.SUB-HEADING: "Daniel Rushing was arrested...
View ArticleUnreliable 'field' drug tests: Part two: Barry Scheck, co-founder and...
POST: "'Unreliable Field Drug Tests Result In Innocent People Pleading Guilty," by Barry Scheck, published by The Huffington Post on July 15, 2016. (Barry Scheckis Co-Founder and Co-Director of the...
View Article"Unreliable 'field' drug tests: Part Three: 298 wrongful drug convictions...
STORY: "298 wrongful drug convictions identified in ongoing audit 298 plead guilty, but lab results counter roadside screenings," by Lise Olsen and Anita Hassan, published by The Houston Chronicle on...
View ArticleDavid Bain: New Zealand; Bulletin: Major Development; Compensation denied;...
"David Bain is disappointed with the decision that he will not receive compensation for wrongfully spending 13 years in prison. Justice Minister Amy Adams said today that retired judge Ian Callinan...
View ArticleMotherisk: (Ontario): "Three mothers who claim that their children were...
STORY: "Mothers decry lack of transparency in review of Motherisk lab," by reporter Jacques Gallant, published by The Toronto Star on July 31, 2016.SUB-HEADING: "Those the commission was established to...
View ArticleNewfoundland and Labrador; Major development; Bulletin: CBC News reports that...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The need to have the highest standards for safeguarding, identifying and properly securing forensic evidence for trial and possible post conviction is one of the constant themes of...
View ArticleDetective Reynaldo Guevara; Chicago, Illinois; False confessions and police...
STORY: "Wrongful convictions point to more victims of Chicago detective Guevara," by Blogger Curtis Black, published by 'The Chicago Reporter' on July 21, 2016.GIST: "Armando Serrano was released from...
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