Richard K. Cook: Nebraska; (Case involves disgraced former crime scene...
STORY: "Question before high court: Was planted evidence essential in murder suspect's conviction?," by reporter Joe Duggan, published by the Omaha World-Herald on January 7, 2014.GIST: "The work of a...
View ArticleRené Bailey: New York District Attorney appeals reversal of shaken-baby...
STORY: "DA to appeal reversal of shaken-baby conviction," by reporter Cary Craig, published by the Democrat and Chronicle on January 7, 2015.GIST: "The Monroe County District Attorney's Office will...
View ArticleAnnie Dookhan: (Three years later); At hearing set for today - Thursday,...
RELEASE: "Mass. Supreme Judicial Court to consider remedy for tens of thousands of people affected by massive drug lab scandal," published by the Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union on January 7,...
View ArticleLarry Swearingen: Texas; DNA testing still unresolved in death row case - as...
STORY: "DNA testing still unresolved in Montgomery County's death row case against Larry Swearingen," by reporter Brandon K. Scott, published by The Courier of Montgomery County, on January 4,...
View ArticleBack in action: Catch-up (21); Australia: Forensic debacles revealed in Henry...
POST: Seek the culprits not convictions," published by Pursue Democracy", published on November 17, 2014. (A report by Andrew L. Urban on the Symposium on Miscarriages of Justice, held at Flinders...
View Article"No Justice, No peace." (New Yorker Magazine story on Kings County District...
STORY: "No justice no peace, by Mathew McKnight, published by the New Yorker Magazine on January 6, 2015.GIST: "For the moment, two important challenges remain outside the scope of Thompson’s unit:...
View ArticleChristina Cinelli: Florida; The News-Journal's moving story on her attempts...
STORY: "Ormond Beach woman tries to carry on after acquittal on child abuse charge," by reporter Tony Holt, published by the News-Journal on January 10, 2015.GIST: "Her arrest didn’t go smoothly. The...
View ArticleAbdelbaset Ali Mohmed El Megrahi: (Lockerbie bombing); His son Khaled has...
STORY: "Megrahi's son joins campaign to clear his father's name," by reporter Colin McNeill, published by the Herald Scotland on January 12, 2015.GIST: "The son of the man convicted of the Lockerbie...
View ArticleSabastian Prosa: Defence seeks to have fatal drunk driving case stayed over...
STORY: "Defence seeks to have fatal drunk driving case stayed over lost evidence," by reporter Alyshah Hasham, published by the Toronto Star on January 13, 2014.SUB-HEADING: "The alleged loss of a...
View ArticleAlbert Debelbot; Ashley Debelbot; Georgia; Having been convicted of crushing...
STORY: "Whether parents crushed infant's skull subject of new trial hearing," by reporter Tim Chitwood, published by the Ledger Enquirer on January 12, 2015. (Thanks to the Wrongful Convictions Blog...
View ArticleRené Bailey: New York State; (Shaken-baby syndrome case); More freedom...
STORY: "Rene Bailey case in court, published by Newsradio WHAM 1180 on January 13 2014.GIST: "A Greece woman convicted of shaking a baby to death in 2001 will no longer be subject to home...
View ArticleSabastian Prosa: Defence counsel wants deadly crash charges dropped because...
STORY: "Sabastian Prosa's friends recount drinking at Guvernment," published by CBC News on January 15, 2015.SUB-HEADING:"Testimony fills in blanks about evening before deadly crash on Highway...
View ArticleAisling Brady McCarthy; Massachusetts; Irish nanny case: Her lawyers say it...
STORY: "Lawyers for Irish nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy claim it is still not clear how child in her care died," published by "Evoke" on January 15, 2015.GIST: "Lawyers for Irish nanny Aisling Brady...
View ArticleSigurður Guðmundsson; Iceland; Review by Dr. Waney Squier, professor in...
STORY: "Iceland shaken baby syndrome case reopened?," by reporter Eyglo Svala Arnarsdottir, published by Iceland Review on January 16, 2015.GIST: "Dr. Waney Squier, a professor in neuropathology at...
View ArticleHenry Keogh; South Australia; Sue Neill-Fraser; Tasmania; Can the South...
PUBLISHER'S VIEW: Criminal Justice consultant Barbara Etter has provided a cogent summary of the recent South Australian Court of Criminal Appeal decision in the Keogh case. Of particular interest...
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Christopher Edwards: Nebraska; Judge refuses to order a new trial in 2006...
STORY: "Christopher Edwards loses attempt at new trial in 2006 murder of Jessica O'Grady," by reporter Todd Cooper, published by the World-Herald on January 16 2015.GIST: "The attorneys had argued...
View ArticleHenry Keogh; South Australia; A guest post by Dr. Bob Moles on why an...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: After years of following the Henry Keogh case in the pages of this Blog, I have been left with a gnawing question: How could the criminal appeal court have given the prosecutors the...
View ArticleHenry Keogh; South Australia; Withholding by prosecutors of crucial report...
POST: "Henry Keogh: Forensic evidence withheld by the Crown," by Andrew L. Urban, published by "Pursue Democracy" on January 19, 2015.GIST: "When Henry Keogh walked out of jail just in time for...
View ArticleShaken baby syndrome: Sue Luttner of "On SBS" reports that, " a recent...
POST: "Sweden searches for the truth," by Sue Luttner, published by "On SBS" on January 19, 2015.GIST: "A recent decision from Sweden’s Supreme Court is changing the landscape for Swedish citizens...
View ArticleSue Neill-Fraser: Tasmania; Civil Liberties Australia to hold rally on 6th...
POST: "Woman wronged to receive rally support," by Bill Rowlings, CEO of Civil Liberties Australia (CLA) published by CLA on January 19, 2015.SUB-HEADING: "As the 6th anniversary of Bob Chappell’s...
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