Desmond Ricks; Julie Baumer; Lamarr Monson; Michigan: Why Michigan needs a...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Having a system that allows for wrongful convictions because of faulty science is not only a liberty issue, it’s also a public safety issue for Michigan citizens, and especially...
View ArticleMalcolm Alexander; Louisiana; From our 'Read this and weep...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: In recent posts I have begun to pay more attention to cases which involve false confessions, and cases, like the Alexander case, in which the wrongful prosecution is triggered by a...
View ArticleTechnology. Algorythms gone wild? Including some in the courtroom? Buzzfeed...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Already available tools for audio and video manipulation have begun to look like a potential fake news Manhattan Project. In the murky corners of the internet, people have begun...
View ArticleBobby Griffin: Connecticut; false confession case; Jury returns guilty...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "The videotape of the interview showed one of the detectives telling Griffin he could “fry” or get “the chair” and so had better cooperate."STORY: "New Haven man convicted of 2013...
View ArticleKevin Cooper: California: Will Cooper be executed without granting his...
STORY: "California law school Dean asks for new investigation into Kevin Cooper's case," by reporter Richard K. De Atley, published by The Press-Enterprise on February 20, 2018.GIST: "Four California...
View ArticleJohn Giuca: Brooklyn, New York. (A fascinating story of a troublesome murder...
STORY: "A murder, a conviction and a never-ending case," by reporter Alan Feuer, published by The New York Times on February 21, 2018.SUB-HEADING: "Fifteen years after a college student was found shot...
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William Amor: Illinois. Arson 'science.' False confession: Major Development:...
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “While my office stands by our prosecution and we believe the evidence supported a finding of guilty, we certainly respect the Court’s decision. ” DuPage County State’s Attorney...
View ArticleNational Commission of Forensic Science: (No big surprise here. HL);...
QUOTE OF THE DAY: “The initial attempt by the DOJ to develop uniform language fell far short of meeting the standards for science. Although we support efforts to develop uniform language, we do not...
View ArticleSusan Neill-Fraser: Australia: On-going "last chance" appeal. Significant...
STORY: "Sue Neill-Fraser murder appeal: Police reveal new recordings and witnesses, delaying case, by reporter Edith Bevin, published by ABC News on February 21, 2018.GIST: "The last-chance appeal of...
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Scott Peterson: Mark Godsey, author of 'Blind Injustice; askss, "Is Scott...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "In recent years, the innocence movement has exposed more than 2,000 wrongful convictions in America, with the number growing at a rate of about three per week. And if we’ve learned...
View ArticleJeffery Havard; (Part One): Crucial decision by Circuit Court Judge in this...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I have been following this case for years. Jeffrey Havard. On death row in Mississippi for the past 15 years. At the heart of the case, according to Circuit Court Judge Forrest "Al"...
View ArticleSonja Farak; Annie Dookhan; Massachusetts; A story published by The...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "In a ruling last year involving a Colorado couple whose convictions were overturned, the Supreme Court decided 7-1 that the state cannot retain the court fees, including victim...
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Jeffrey Havard: Mississippi; (Part two): Pending decision by Mississippi...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: "I have been following this case for years. Jeffrey Havard. On death row in Mississippi for the past 15 years. At the heart of the case, according to Circuit Court Judge Forrest "Al"...
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Motherisk Commission: Ontario: Major Development: Commissioner Beaman...
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Toronto lawyer Sarah Clarke is representing four parents and one grandparent who have been identified by the commission as having a possible legal remedy. “I can’t imagine what it...
View ArticleJeffrey Havard: Mississippi; Part Three: Associated Press reporter Jeff Amy...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "The authors think there needs to be a systemic re-evaluation of the cases where testimony by Hayne and West led to a conviction, but there's not even a good list of all such cases....
View ArticleGarr Keith Hardin: Kentucky: Jeffrey Dewayne Clark: Kentuck. Great news....
STORY: "After 26 years, men accused in Satanic murder case are free,by reporter Andrew Wolfson, published By The Louisville Courier Journal (USA TODAY Network) on February 26, 2018.QUOTE OF THE DAY:...
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Jeffrey Havard: Mississippi; Part Four: 'Reason' - an excellent libertarian...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Jeffrey Havard has been on Mississipi's death row for 15 years. At the heart of the case, according to Circuit Court Judge Forrest "Al" Johnson, is the now widely discredited...
View ArticleJeffry Havard: Mississippi: Part five: Photographer Isabelle Armand found a...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Jeffrey Havard.has been on Mississippi's death row for 15 years. At the heart of the case, according to Circuit Court Judge Forrest "Al" Johnson, is the now widely discredited...
View ArticleMotherisk: Ontario: Aftermath (1): CTV National News tells the story of a...
PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "In a statement emailed to CTV News, the Victims & Survivors of Motherisk Facebook group blasted the independent commission into Motherisk for not consulting "disposed" parents,...
View ArticleMotherisk: Ontario; Afterimath (2) ; Columnist Michele Mandel's take on The...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Excellent commentary by Michele Mandel Toronto Sun which recognizes the failure of Toronto's once-renowned Hospital for Sick Children to learn from the Charles Smith debacle, which...
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