Bulletin; Joe Karam; New Zealand; The fervent, dedicated supporter of...
STORY: "Karam awarded $535,000 over defamation. The ruling identified some 50 defamatory statements on Mr. Karam by Mr. Parker and Mr. Purkis to which there was no defence," published by The New...
View ArticleBulletin: Willie Manning; The Associated Press reports that his case is back...
STORY: "Death-row inmate Willie Jerome Manning has case back before Mississippi Supreme Court," published by Associated Press on April 26, 2014.GIST: "Attorneys for death row inmate Willie Jerome...
View ArticleBulletin: Jennifer Del Prete; Illinois; Her release gets one step closer as...
POST: "Prosecutors and defence attorneys agree on conditions of Del Prete's release," by Amanda Westrich, posted by the Medill Justice Project of Northwestern University on April 28, 2014.GIST:...
View ArticleCommentary: Radley Balko looks with approval on the important new forensics...
COMMENTARY: "California's Senate has approved an important new Forensics bill," by Radley Balko, published by the Washington Post on April 11, 2014.GIST: "California’s state Senate has just approved an...
View ArticleBulletin: Amanda Knox: Appelate court releases 337-page decision; Says...
STORY: "Florence court that convicted Amanda Knox says victim's wounds indicate multiple aggressors," by reporter Colleen Barry, published by The Associated Press on April 27, 2014.GIST: "An Italian...
View ArticleBulletin: Amanda Knox: She responds to "The Nencini Report" on her blog...
POST: "The Nencini Report," by Amanda Knox, published on her Blog on April 29, 2014:GIST: "I have stated from the beginning of this long ordeal that I am innocent of the accusations against me. I was...
View ArticleBulletin: Medill Justice Project wins prestigious investigative award for its...
POST: "Medill Justice Project wins Investigative Reporters And Editors Inc. award," by Saman Sheikh, published by the Medill Justice project on April 3, 2014.GIST: "The Medill Justice Project won a...
View ArticleBulletin: Jennifer Del Prete: Illinois; (Shaken baby sundrome case); Release...
POST: "Del Prete hearing rescheduled," published by The Medill Justice Project on April 29, 2014.GIST: "A status hearing in Jennifer Del Prete’s case has been rescheduled for May 7 at 9:30 a.m. in...
View ArticleCameron Todd Willingham: Joe Gamso has a message for anyone who thinks that...
POST: "If you broke it, you should pay for it," by Joe Gamso, published on his superlative blog " Gamso for the defence: Commentary by an Ohio criminal defence lawyer," on April 5, 2014.GIST:...
View ArticleJennifer Del Prete: In a noteworthy commentary, Professor Deborah Tuerkheimer...
POST: "Finally, a judge calls shaken baby diagnosis an "article of faith" and frees Jennifer Del Prete, who was sentenced for murder 10 years ago," by Deborah Tuerkheimer, published by Slate on May 1,...
View ArticleBulletin: John Restivo; Dennis Halstead; New York; Massive $36 million award...
STORY: "2 New York men awarded $36M in wrongful conviction," reported by the Associated Press; Published by the Wall Street Journal on April 16, 2014. (Thanks to the Wrongful Conviction Blog for...
View ArticleBulletin: Colin Matchim: Newfoundland; After being convicted in 2011 of...
STORY: "Brain-injured baby case expected to be settled next week," pubished by "The Telegram" on May 2, 2014.GIST: "Colin James Matchim wasn’t in Newfoundland Supreme Court in St. John’s Thursday when...
View ArticleBulletin: David Camm; Indiana; Former state trooper to sue Floyd Co. and...
STORY: "David Camm to sue Floyd Co. and Indiana for $30M," by reporter Stephan Johnson, published by WDRB on May 1, 2014.SUB-HEADING: "David Camm was twice convicted of murdering his wife and children,...
View ArticleMichael Morton: Texas; John Raley, the lawyer who took on Williamson County...
STORY: "Virtues of 'To kill a Mockingbird' character embodied by 'real-life' Attticus Finch," by reporter Maggie Kiely, published by The Eagle on May 3, 2014.GIST: "About seven years ago, local...
View ArticleGraham Stafford: Australia: He calls for release of the confidential report...
STORY: "Stafford calls for release of confidential report," by reporter Damian Bathersby, published by The Coffs Coast Advocate, on April 13, 2014.GIST: "GRAHAM Stafford spent 15 years in jail for a...
View ArticleBulletin: David Kofoed; Nebraska; The former crime scene investigtor has been...
STORY: "Former investigator ordered to pay nearly $6.5M for planting evidence," published by KETV on April 01, 2014.GIST:"Former Douglas County crime scene investigator David Kofoed is ordered to pay...
View ArticleBulletin: Santa Clara County Crime Lab: District Attorney says critical...
STORY: "Critical mistakes at Santa Clara County crime lab went unnoticed for months: DA," published by NBC on May 5, 2014.GIST: "Critical mistakes at a Santa Clara County crime lab went unnoticed for...
View ArticleAmanda Knox: Steven Drizen and Hannah Riley explain why misguided prosecutors...
POST: "Prosecutor's 'conspiracy theories' to explain away DNA," by Steven Drizen and Hannah Riley, published by the Huffington Post on April 20, 2014. (Steven A. Drizin is the former Legal Director of...
View ArticleBulletin: Amanda Knox; Questions swirl around CCTV footage which casts doubt...
STORY: "CCTV footage casts doubt on alibi of US student in Amanda Knox case," by reporter Ted Thornhill, published by the Sydney Morning Herald on May 6, 2014.SUB-HEADING: "An Italian TV program has...
View ArticleBulletin: David Eastman; Australia; Canberra Times reports that Victorian...
POST: "Eastman witnesses asked to "please explain," by Courts Reporter Michael Inman, published by the Canberra Times on May 6, 2014.GIST: "It is understood Victorian forensic scientist Robert Barnes,...
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