Louis Taylor: Tucson Arizona. Arson "science." Innocence Project of Texas...
STORY "Advances in science of fire free a convict after 42 years," by reporter Fernanda Santos, published by the New York Times on April 2, 2013.GIST: "Mr. Taylor, 58, who did not even know how to...
View ArticleBrad Cooper: North Carolina; First degree murder appeal to be heard today;...
STORY: "Brad Cooper murder conviction up for appeal Tuesday," published by WRAL on April 9, 2013.GIST: "The North Carolina Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments Tuesday morning in the high-profile...
View ArticleBrad Cooper: WRAL report on today's appeal court hearing; Whether judge...
STORY: "Appelate judges hear Brad Coopers' case for new trial," published by WRAL on April 9, 2013.GIST: The North Carolina Court of Appeals heard oral arguments for about an hour Tuesday morning in...
View ArticleJeffrey Havard: Mississippi; Death Row. Petition filed in Federal Court....
STORY: "Mississippi death row inmate Jeffrey Havard fights conviction in 6-month-old girl's death," by reporter Emily Lane, published by the Clarion Ledger on April 9, 2013.GIST: "Mississippi death row...
View ArticleAmanda Knox: Why Italy keeps tormenting Amanda Knox (in spite of the...
STORY: "Why Italy keeps tormenting Amanda Knox," by Douglas Preston, published by the Statesman Journal on April 8, 2013. (Douglas Preston is the co-author, with Mario Spezi, of The Monster of...
View ArticleEd Graf: Texas; Arson "science" case. Interview; He takes hope from fact that...
STORY: "Interview: After 25 years, Graf hopeful about release from prison," by reporter Cindy V. Culp, published by the Waco Tribune on March 31, 2013.GIST: "Graf said he thinks his odds at a retrial...
View ArticleBulletin: Jeramie Davis; Spokane, Washington; He was released from prison...
STORY: "Man released from jail after wrongly convicted for 2007 Spokane murder," published by KREM on April 12, 2013.GIST: "Jeramie Davis served six years of a 40-year sentence for a crime he didn't...
View ArticleBulletin: David Parvin: New trial ordered for convicted murderer after...
POST: "Mississippi Supreme Court tosses Steven Jayne medical examiner testimony in murder case," by Radley Balko, published by the Huffington Post on April 12, 2013.GIST: "The Mississippi Supreme...
View ArticleTommy Zeigler: Florida. Death row. Will Florida Supreme Court decision propel...
STORY: "Tommy Zeigler: Death on hold," by reporter Keith Cate, published by WFLA on March 31, 2013.GIST: "Tommy's original defense attorney Vernon Davids believes much of the evidence, like Tommy's...
View ArticleBulletin: George Souliotes: California; More good news: A federal judge has...
STORY: "Man serving life sentence for 1997 arson deaths ordered free," by reporter Victoria Kim, published by the LA Times on April 12, 2013.GIST: "A 72-year-old man who has served 16 years of a life...
View ArticleMichael Morton; Wrongful conviction. (Served almost 25 years behind bars)....
STORY: "Court of Inquiry resumes April 19," 2013: Judge's ruling anticipated," by reporter "Brad Stutzman on April 14, 2013.GIST: "A moment of truth for district court judge Ken Anderson is expected...
View ArticleSonja Farak; Annie Dookhan; Massachussetts: Integrity of crime labs comes...
STORY: "Drug-tampering probe creates legal logjam," by reporter Andrew Amelinckx published in the Berkshire Eagle on April 4, 2013.GIST: "Statewide, the Farak case is being overshadowed by an earlier...
View ArticleThe Central Park Five: Powerful documentary to be screened this evening...
STORY: "The case of the Central Park Five revisits a powerful case of injustice in New York," by reporter Sarah Smith, published by the Kansas City Star on April 14, 2013.GIST: "When police and...
View ArticleForensic psychiatrist Aubrey Levin; He faces a second trial on sex charges...
STORY: "Former psychiatrist Aubrey Levin faces second trial on sex charges," by reporter Daryl Slade, published by the Calgary Herald on April 12, 2013.GIST: "Former forensic psychiatrist Dr. Aubrey...
View ArticleMark Lundy: Privy Counsel in London will hear appeal from his New Zealand...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I wish to extend my condolences to the families and friends of those who have so senselessly lost their lives in the attack at the Boston Marathon - and to extend my sympathy to the...
View ArticleAlyce LaViolette: Expert witness for defence in Jodi Arias televised murder...
POST: "Digital lynch mob assaults expert witness in televised murder trial," by Karen Franklin, published by "Forensic Psychologist," on April17, 2013.GIST: "Imagine you are testifying in a...
View ArticleAmanda Knox: New York Times story based on a copy of her book "Waiting to be...
STORY: "In memoir, Amanda Knox takes case to court of public opinion," by reporter Julie Bosman, published by the New York Times on April 18, 2013.GIST: “Until now I have personally never contributed...
View ArticleJudge Ken Anderson: Texas; Court of Inquiry into his handling of Michael...
STORY: "Anderson court of inquiry to resume in Morton case," by reporter Chuck Lindell, published in the Statesman on April 18, 2013.GIST: "With his freedom and legacy stake, former Williamson County...
View ArticleShelley Richter: She is to get a new trial in her "shaken baby" case - after...
STORY: "Richter to get new trial in 'shaken baby' case: Trial date to be set later," by reporter Bob Watson, published on April 18, 2013.GIST: "Shelley Richter will get a new trial. Five weeks ago,...
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Ken Anderson; Judge is ordered to be arrested for acts during the 1987...
STORY:"Ken Anderson ordered to be arrested for acts during the 1987 Michael Mortin murder trial," by reporter Chuck Lindell, published by the Dtatesman on July 19, 2013. (Story corrects earlier...
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