Back in action. Catch-up; (14); Rodney Reed. Texas; The bad news: His motion...
STORY: "Death row inmate Rodney Reed loses motion for more DNA testing in case," by reporter Wesley Gardner, published by The Statesman on November 25, 2014.GIST: "Death row inmate Rodney Reed’s...
View ArticleEddie Greenspan: Death of a great criminal lawyer, an intelligent, humane...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: Like so many others, I am still reeling from the news that Eddie Greenspan has passed away. Just 70 years old. A great criminal lawyer. (Not just a great Canadian lawyer); A humane...
View ArticlePeter Ranke: Iowa; Shaken baby syndrome comes under scrutiny once again as...
STORY: "Judge criticizes doctor for shaken baby diagnosis," by Associated Press Reporter Ryan J. Foley, published by The Bradenton Herald on December 24, 2014. (Thanks to the Wrongful Conviction Blog...
View ArticleFalse Confessions: Prof. Steve Drizin's disturbing compilations of "false...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: A trend! This blog is devoting more and more to the subject of false confessions as the cases come to my attention. Most of the posts have arisen in cases where the accused has been...
View ArticleMelissa Calusinski: Chicago; Day Care Centre setting; FOX News 32 reports in...
STORY: "Exclusive: Convicted murderer hopes victim's injuries will set her free," by Fox 32 News Legal Analyst Larry Yellen, published on December 23, 2014.GIST: "Mike Nerheim is the Lake County...
View ArticleBack in action: Catch-up: (16); Shelley Richter: Missouri Babysitter found...
STORY: "Richter found guilty in shaken baby case" by reporter Bob Watson, published by The News Tribune on December 10, 2014.GIST: "Shelley Richter is guilty of endangering the welfare of a child, at...
View ArticlePowerPoint Justice.The Marshall Project exposes "prosecution by PowerPoint"...
STORY: "PowerPoint justice: When prosecutors slide around the law," by Ken Armstrong, published by The Marshal Project: (Ken Armstrong is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who previously...
View ArticleNupur and Rajesh Talwar; India; Another moving story by Shree Paradkar...
STORY: "Aarushi's parents have been in jail for a year," by Shree Paradkar, published by NDTV on November 26, 2014. (Shree Paradkar is Nupur Talwar's cousin and Deputy Editor, Multimedia Desk at the...
View ArticleBack in action. Catch-up (17); Leighton Hay; Glen Assoun; Frank Ostrowski;...
COMMENTARY: "Wrongful convictions expose troubling holes in justice system," by Jonathan Rosenthal. published by the Toronto Star on December 18, 2014. (Jonathan Rosenthal is a Toronto-based criminal...
View ArticleBack in action: (Catch-up 18); Aisling Brady McCarthy: Irish nanny case:...
STORY: "Report in Aisling Brady McCarthy case was 'rewritten," by reporter Beverly Ford, published by the Irish Times on November 26, 2014.SUB-HEADING: "Irish nanny accused of killing toddler Rehma...
View ArticleJoseph Buffey: More than two dozen former state and federal prosecutors have...
POST: "Prosecutors urge West Virginia Supreme Court to reverse conviction," published by the Innocence Project in December, 2014.GIST: More than two dozen former state and federal prosecutors have...
View ArticleBack in action: Catch-up: (19); Henry Keogh; Australia; Civil Liberties...
EDITORIAL: "Keogh free: Royal Commission Needed" by Bill Rowlings, CEO of Civil Liberties Australia, published on December 22, 2014. (Civil Liberties Australia is actively campaigning, with Dr Bob...
View ArticleHenry Keogh: Commentator Tom Percy tells "Perth Now" readers why West...
COMMENTARY: "Tom Percy: Henry Keogh decision shows judicial decisions must be left to judges, not politicians," by Tom Percy, published by Perth Now on January 4, 2014.GIST: "Keogh’s saving grace was...
View ArticlePeter Greste; Mohamed Fahmy; Baher Mohamed; Momentous development: Retrial...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The decision of Egypt's top court to order a retrial masks the fact that criminal charges should never have been laid in the first place against these reporters who were just doing...
View ArticleMajor Development: Brooklyn, New York; Andrew Peaks; Jaquan Collins; Judges...
STORY: Judge tosses out two types of DNA evidence used regularly in criminal cases," by reporter Shayna Jacobs, published by the New York Daily News on January 5 2015.SUB-HEADING:"Exclusive: Justice...
View ArticleMajor Development. Brooklyn New York; Derrick Hamilton; D.A. Ken Thompson...
STORY: "Brooklyn man's murder conviction to be vacated," by reporter Reuven Blau, published by the New York Daily News on January 5, 2015.SUB-HEADING: "Derrick Hamilton, 46, a father of three, has...
View ArticleChristina Cinelli-McFall; Florida; Trial underway for former daycare provider...
STORY: "Child abuse trial underway for former Palm Coast daycare provider," by reporter Tony Holt, published by the Daytona Beach News Journal on January 5, 2015.GIST: "Christina Cinelli- McFall is...
View ArticleBack in action: (Catch-up 20): Ivan Henry: British Columbia; W5 takes on the...
STORY: "Ivan Henry spent 27 years in prison, but is still seeking justice," by Jon Woodward and Chad derrick, published by W5 on November 8, 2014.GIST: "In many ways Ivan Henry's case is a textbook...
View ArticleChristina Cinelli-McFall: Florida; Not guilty; Former day care owner...
STORY: "Former day care owner acquitted of child abuse," by reporter Tony Holt, published by the Daytona Beach News-Journal on January 6, 2015.GIST: "Medical experts believe an abusive brain injury...
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Charlie Hebdo: Our hearts go out to the courageous journalists, and the...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: It takes courage to stand up against fanaticism and extremism - as embodied by those heroic journalists, and the police officers protecting them, who died in Paris in Wednesday's...
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