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Commentary: Garr Keith Hardin and Jeffrey DeDewayne Clark: Kentucky. Peregrin...

"Last year, a cascading series of sloppy news articles written by irresponsible journalists who didn’t bother to check the facts led to a miniature Satanic Panic. Egged on by David Morgan, a local...

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Rodricus Crawford: Louisiana; Two important reads in preparation for Rodricus...

STORY: "America's Deadliest Prosecutors" by Robert J. Smith, published by 'Slate'  on May 14, 2015; (Robert J. Smith is a senior fellow at Harvard Law School's Charles Hamilton Houston Institute and a...

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Michael West; Steven Hayne; Radley Blako takes us into the psyche of...

POST: "Expert witness goes nuts during questioning for Mississippi death penalty case, by Radley Balko, published on his Blog 'The Watch' by the Washington Post, on August 24, 2016. (Radley Balko blogs...

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Willie Grimes: North Carolina: Bulletin; Major Development; He has been...

"Hickory City Council unanimously awarded $3.25 million on Wednesday to a man who served 24 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit. Willie Grimes was convicted in 1988 of raping a 69-year-old...

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Jessica Battiato: Pennsylvania; Pa. A Pennsyvanianother has been "stripped"...

STORY: "Pa. (Pennsylvania) mom stripped of 2nd child over abuse says injuries were 'genetic,' by reporter John Luciew, published by Penn Live on August 16, 2016.PHOTO CAPTION:  "Either this bizarre...

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Scott Watson; New Zealand; Bulletin: 'Court overturns Scott Watson media...

"The High Court has overturned a decision by the Department of Corrections to block a journalist from recording a meeting between convicted double murderer Scott Watson and Gerald Hope, the father of...

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Roadside drug tests: The Orange County Register takes a tough, well-reasoned...

EDITORIAL:  ""Kick roadside drug and DNA tests to the curb," published by The Orange County Register. (Thanks to Blogger Mike Bowers of CSIDDS (Forensics in Focus)  for drawing our attention to this...

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Michael West; Steven Hayne; Eddie Lee Howard; Mississippi; Radley Balko...

POST: 'Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood defends discredited forensic experts, harasses defense attorneys instead,' by Radley Balko, posted on his Blog 'The Watch' published by the Washington Post,...

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Dr. Roberto Bayardo: Texas: KXAN reporters David Barer and John Hinkle...

STORY: by David Barer and John Hinkle, published as a KXAN  in-depth investigation,  on August 16, 2016."SUB-HEADING: "As chief medical examiner for nearly 30 years, Dr. Roberto Bayardo examined...

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Oral Nicholas Hillary: New York; Significant Development; Bulletin..."A judge...

"A judge presiding over a trial in the 2011 murder of a 12-year-old boy in northern New York State said on Friday that the prosecution could not use a cutting-edge and controversial method of analyzing...

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Kendrick Johnson: Georgia; Bulletin: (A cautionary note. HL); Rolling Out...

"On January 11, 2013, Kendrick Johnson’s lifeless body was upside down when it was discovered inside a rolled up wrestling mat in the gymnasium of Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia, where he was...

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Darryl Reid: North Carolina: Bulletin: Hearing starts today: Disbarred...

"Evidence of prosecutorial misconduct that could exonerate a man who has spent 21 years in prison for a double murder will be at center stage during a hearing in a North Carolina courtroom this week. A...

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Rodricus Crawford: Louisiana: Series Two: A series of posts in anticipation...

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Rodricus Crawford's appeal is set for  Wednesday, September 7, 2016. It is imperative that public attention be brought to this appeal as there is a ominous danger that Louisiana will...

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Rodricus Crawford: Louisiana: Series Two: (Part 2): (Powerful video...

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Rodricus Crawford's appeal is set for  Wednesday, September 7, 2016. It is imperative that public attention be brought to this appeal as there is a ominous danger that Louisiana will...

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Rodricus Crawford: Series Two; Part (3): (Innocence Project): A series of...

HEADING: "Rodricus Crawford: Louisiana:  Series  Two: (Part (3);   A series of posts in anticipation of his up-coming appeal  - set for Wednesday September 7, 2016;  REPORT: 'Too broken: An in-depth...

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Rodricus Crawford: Series two: Part (4); (The letter); A series of posts in...

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: (A): Rodricus Crawford's appeal is set for  Wednesday, September 7, 2016. It is imperative that public attention be brought to this appeal as there is a ominous danger that Louisiana...

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Rodricus Crawford: Louisiana; Series Two: Part 5; Timeline; Journalist...

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: (A): Rodricus Crawford's appeal is set for  Wednesday, September 7, 2016. It is imperative that public attention be brought to this appeal as there is a ominous danger that Louisiana...

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Darryl Howard; Virginia: Day One: Hearing opens with new prosecutorial...

STORY:  "Defense questions Durham police investigation that led to Darryl Howard convictions," by reporter Anne Blythe, published by the News and Observer on August 29, 2016.SUB-HEADING: "Darryl...

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Jacques Delisle: Quebec; Bulletin: Significant Development; Federal Justice...

 "A former Quebec Court of Appeal judge who was convicted of murdering his wife four years ago is a step closer to winning a new trial. Jacques Delisle is serving a life term after being convicted of...

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Jennifer Del Prete: Illinois: (Shaken baby syndrome case); Major Development;...

RELEASE: 'Judge Reverses Del Prete’s Murder Conviction, Orders New Trial,' by Allisha Azlan and Rachel Fobar, published by The Medill Justice Project on August 29, 2016.SUB-HEADING:  "Ruling comes more...

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