Category Archives: Perjury by Prosecutors

Forensics: NYPD, prosecutorial misconduct court settlement payouts exceed $77 million, Legal Aid report says

Posted on August 19, 2025 by csidds

NEW YORK — City taxpayers shelled out more than $77 million to settle lawsuits alleging police and prosecutorial misconduct and overturned convictions through the first six months of the year, according to a new report by the Legal Aid Society. … Continue reading →

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Forensics: Police custody deaths under independent review.

Posted on July 21, 2025 by csidds

87 restraint Police custody deaths from Maryland Medical Examiner office investigated for coverup https://open.substack.com/pub/radleybalko/p/new-study-state-medical-examiners?r=j5102&utm_medium=ios

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Federal Court Excoriates Prosecutors in Grant of Relief to Former Virginia Death-Sentenced Prisoner Who Has Always Maintained His Innocence | Death Penalty Information Center

Posted on July 11, 2025 by csidds

On July 7, 2025, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of for­mer Virginia death-sen­tenced pris­on­er Justin Wolfe, vacat­ing a low­er… — Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/federal-court-excoriates-prosecutors-in-grant-of-relief-to-former-virginia-death-sentenced-prisoner-who-has-always-maintained-his-innocence

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Forensics: Conviction frame-up leads to big civil award. DA hid evidence.

Posted on April 10, 2025 by csidds

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2025/04/09/john-walker-jr-awarded-28m-after-wrongful-conviction-buffalo-new-york/83002812007/

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Forensics: FAFO. DA and law prof lied, destroyed evidence and she is taking flack from her law students.

Posted on March 4, 2025 by csidds

https://www.oudaily.com/news/richard-glossip-supreme-court-ruling-ou-college-of-law-professor-prosecutor-connie-smothermon-misconduct-student-petition/article_dc03b832-f85f-11ef-b480-3fe397533ec7.ht

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Forensics: Rogue Prosecutor to blame. Winnipeg court exonerates indigenous men after decades-old convictions

Posted on July 20, 2023 by csidds

Allan Woodhouse and Brian Anderson did not kill a 40-year-old Winnipeg chef in 1973, a Winnipeg judge declared Tuesday. — Read on http://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/two-indigenous-men-acquitted-of-murder-after-50-years/

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

Posted on February 27, 2023 by csidds

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

Posted on December 24, 2022 by csidds

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: Every Year, Around $800M Spent on Wrongful Convictions

Posted on October 29, 2022 by csidds

Adnan Syed’s case caught the nation’s attention thanks to its feature in the popular podcast “Serial,” and led to the once-convicted murderer having his conviction overturned, — Read on http://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2022/10/28/every_year_around_800m_spent_on_wrongful_convictions_860485.html

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Criminal law: Asylum-seeker takes her own life, New York City mayor says

Posted on September 20, 2022 by csidds

An unidentified asylum seeker died in a suicide in a New York City shelter on Sunday, Mayor Eric Adams said Monday. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/asylum-seeker-takes-life-new-york-city-mayor-says-rcna48351

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