Category Archives: exoneration

Forensics: The fight for exoneration: Over 29,100 years ‘lost’ in prison in wrongful convictions, database finds

Over 29,100 years have been ‘lost’ in prison due to wrongful convictions, as Sidney Holmes’ 400-year prison sentence garners attention amid his exoneration. — Read on abcnews.go.com/US/fight-exoneration-29100-years-lost-prison-wrongful-convictions/story

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Forensics: New Colorado Law Makes it Easier for the Wrongly Convicted to Prove Innocence Using DNA Evidence – Innocence Project

New Colorado Law Makes it Easier for the Wrongly Convicted to Prove Innocence Using DNA Evidence – Innocence Project — Read on innocenceproject.org/new-colorado-law-makes-it-easier-for-the-wrongly-convicted-to-prove-innocence-using-dna-evidence/

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Forensics: Looking Back: Forensic Fraud in Child Abuse Cases | Coerced plea deals and hidden fraud

By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which — Read on http://www.davisvanguard.org/2023/02/looking-back-forensic-fraud-in-child-abuse-cases-2/

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Forensics: False guilty pleas and marginalized defendants. New wrongful convictions database spurs hope of reforms, change in Canada

As the database launches there are 83 cases in it where a conviction was overturned, with only 16 of them involved Indigenous people. — Read on globalnews.ca/news/9499324/wrongful-convictions-database-reforms-change-canada/

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Forensics: Prosecutor wants a news gag order. Court to decide whether to release Sask. Saulteaux sisters during wrongful conviction review of murder case

Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance, who have spent 30 years in prison for a crime they say they didn’t commit, are hoping to obtain conditional freedom as the federal government reviews their second-degree murder convictions. — Read on http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/quewezance-sisters-judicial-review-hearing-second-degree-murder-1.6709406

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Forencis: Obstructionist AG’s stand in wrongful death convictions comes under fire

Bad faith shows its egregious face once again. AGs across the US have argued bitemarks are still valid in these exon cases. St. Louis Judge David Mason was exasperated — again. — Read on http://www.newstribune.com/news/2022/dec/23/ags-stand-in-wrongful-death-convictions-comes/

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Forensics: 9 Striking Photos That Perfectly Capture the Innocence Project’s Highlights of 2022 – Innocence Project

9 Striking Photos That Perfectly Capture the Innocence Project’s Highlights of 2022 – Innocence Project — Read on innocenceproject.org/9-striking-photos-that-perfectly-capture-the-innocence-projects-highlights-of-2022/

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Forensics: Exonorees demand DAs Conviction Integrity Unit do its job. New Haven courthouse protest targets wrongful convictions

A group of Black men who have asserted — and in many cases proven — that their convictions were unjust protested wrongful convictions. — Read on ctmirror.org/2022/11/19/ct-new-haven-courthouse-protest-wrongful-convictions/

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Dorensics: 3 Kids spent 467 days in custody. The long and traumatic road to exoneration after DCFS wrongfully removes children from home

A Bloomington attorney is helping parents who lost their children to state protective services based on false allegations. Alan Novick says the road to exoneration is long and costly. — Read on http://www.wglt.org/local-news/2022-11-15/the-long-and-traumatic-road-to-exoneration-after-dcfs-wrongfully-removes-children-from-home

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Forensics: Dr. Henry Lee Sued by Two Men Exonerated of Murder

“Dr. Lee fabricated evidence that he conducted a positive blood test on a towel at the scene of the murder of Everett Carr in 1985,” a court filing alleges. — Read on lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/two-men-exonerated-of-bloody-1989-murder-accuse-famous-forensic-scientist-henry-lee-of-fabricating-evidence-that-put-them-away-for-decades/

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