Bulletin: Douglas Prade Ohio. (Bite mark case); judgement reserved on his...
A judge heard arguments Friday afternoon whether a former Akron police captain should get a new trial in the 1997 slaying of his ex-wife. Summit County Common Pleas Judge Christine Croce held a...
View ArticleCrosley Green: Florida: 48 Hours probes Crosley Green's last chance for...
STORY: "Crosley Green's last chance for freedom," produced by Erin Moriarty of 48 Hours, on May 30, 2015. (See the entire episode at the link below);SUB-HEADING: "Was a Florida man convicted for...
View ArticleBulletin: Impressive group of volunteers launch 'New Zealand Public Interest...
The New Zealand Public Interest Project is being launched today - Saturday June 13, 2015. Its stated purpose: "In even the fairest justice system, there are those who fall through the cracks. The New...
View ArticleBad forensics: Reporter Rachel Mendleson explores why it's so hard to keep...
STORY: "Why it's so hard to keep bad forensics out of the courtroom," by reporter Rachel Mendleson, published by the Toronto Star on Friday June 12, 2015.SUB-HEADING: "When bad science (or a bad...
View ArticlePhil Locke: Wrongful Convictions Blog:His blistering account of five wrongful...
POST: "These are the wrongful conviction cases that haunt me," by Phil Locke, published by the wrongful convictions Blog on May 16, 2015.GIST: "I’ve been doing “innocence work” for seven years now....
View ArticleFBI overstated hair match crisis; (The Emperor's Clothes): Life After...
STORY: "A hairy mess," by Carly Chocron, published by Life After Innocence on June 7, 2015.GIST: "Wrongful convictions result from a variety of reasons ranging from faulty eyewitness identification,...
View ArticleJoyce Ann Brown, Anthony Graves, and Michael Morton; Dallas Morning news...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Although this editorial does not relate directly to the subject matter of this Blog, it paints a vivid picture of Texas justice, demonstrates how "a wave of cases unraveled and began...
View ArticleAnthony Ray Hinton: Alabama; Superb article on Anthony Ray Hinton in the...
STORY: "Death down the hall," by reporter Cody Owens, published by Weld on June, 9, 2015.SUB-HEADING: "Per capita, Alabama has more inmates on death row than any other state. Where do we go from...
View ArticleKeith Kutska: Wisconsin: "Monfils Six": His lawyers contend that recently...
STORY:"One of the "Monfils Six" seeks mental health details in suicide theory," by reporter Sarah Thomsen, published by Action Two News on June 10, 2015.GIST: Action Two News is learning of new...
View ArticleBulletin: John Grega: New York; His estate has brought an unjust...
A federal judge heard arguments this week on a motion to dismiss an unjust incarceration lawsuit filed by John Grega before he died in a car crash in New York. Defense attorneys for Vermont State...
View ArticleBulletin: Han Tak Lee. Pennsylvania; Prosecutors in court today in effort to...
Prosecutors are due to argue in Philadelphia on Thursday that an 80-year-old Korean-American businessman should resume serving a life sentence for the arson murder of his mentally ill daughter in 1989....
View ArticleBulletin: Han Tak Lee: Pennsylvania; (Arson murder); Philly Voice reports...
"A Pennsylvania prosecutor argued on Thursday that an 80-year-old Korean-American businessman should resume serving a life sentence for the 1989 arson murder of his mentally ill daughter. Han Tak Lee...
View ArticleBulletin: Rejean Hinse: Quebec: Moment of truth: Will Rejean Hinse be...
From the Supreme Court of Canada case summary (provided for informational purposes only); On November 3, 1964, Réjean Hinse was convicted of robbery and sentenced to imprisonment for 15 years. From...
View ArticleBulletin: David Eastman: Australia: His bid to prevent his second murder...
David Eastman's bid to prevent his second murder trial has been vacated and will be significantly delayed, after it was revealed a serious illness has left his barrister unable to take further part in...
View ArticleBulletin: Rejean Hinse; Quebec; Supreme Court of Canada dismisses his $5.8...
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a case involving a record compensation payment to a Quebec man who spent time in prison for a robbery he didn't commit. Réjean Hinse, who has already received...
View ArticleBulletin: Susan Neill-Fraser: Tasmania; Rally to be held tomorrow (Saturday...
Politicians and lawyers will be among the speakers at a rally in Hobart calling for a change to legal appeal legislation to allow a convicted killer to have her case heard. Hobart woman Susan...
View ArticleBulletin: Rejean Hinse: (A terribly low moment in Canadian Forensic...
Supreme Court ruling: June 19, 2015: "Like the Court of Appeal, however, we can see no abuse of process in the AGC’s (Attorney General Canada) conduct. It is true that the position taken by Dr....
View ArticleBulletin: John Salmon Appeal; (Manslaughter): Appeal, of great interest to...
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: John Salmon's extraordinary appeal is to be heard in the Ontario Court of Appeal on Monday, June 22. The Supreme Court of Canada had agreed to reopen the case after three pathologists...
View ArticleBulletin: Susan Neill-Fraser: Rally told that proposed right to appeal...
Under the proposal, an amendment to the Criminal Code Act 1924 will provide a new right to appeal in cases where there is fresh and compelling evidence. Currently in Tasmania, a person who has been...
View ArticleEddy Lee Howard Jr: Mississippi: On Tuesday (June 23) lawyers from the...
STORY: "Bite-mark expert dismisses own testimony," by reporter Jerry Mitchell, published by the Clarion-Ledger on June 20, 2015.GIST: "The expert whose bite-mark evidence led a jury to put Eddie Lee...
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