Category Archives: prosecutorial misconduct

Forensics: Fight for Justice Denied by Tennessee Court Refuses To Test DNA Evidence That Could Exonerate a Man the State Already Executed

According to the law, the deceased Sedley Alley is the only person who can file a petition for post-conviction DNA testing. — Read on reason.com/2019/11/20/tennessee-court-refuses-to-test-dna-evidence-that-could-exonerate-a-man-the-state-already-executed/

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Forensics: DA says “righteous conviction” to deny access. The Supreme Court Allows Rodney Reed to Fight for DNA Testing

Texas has gone to great lengths to prevent DNA testing of crime scene evidence that Reed says could exonerate him. — Read on theintercept.com/2023/04/19/supreme-court-dna-testing-rodney-reed/

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Forensics: Trump lawyer up for disbarment. Jenna Ellis – When Censure Isn’t Enough

NOW – Jenna Ellis has been reported to the Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel for tweets she made that encouraged Trump not to surrender – a possible violation of a rule … — Read on m.dailykos.com/stories/2023/4/3/2161898/-Jenna-Ellis-When-Censure-Isn-t-Enough

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Forensics: The Movement Behind the Texas Judge and the Junk Science Poised to Block Access to Mifepristone

Thanks to Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, the Christian right has found a court in Texas where it thinks it can win rulings that erode abortion access even in states keeping it legal. — Read on http://www.thenation.com/article/society/mifepristone-texas-abortion-medication/

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Forensics: Lawyer corruption. and payoffs. State Bar of California Releases Reports Detailing Past Unethical Conduct in Handling Girardi Complaints

State Bar of California Releases Reports Detailing Past Unethical Conduct in Handling Girardi Complaints – The State Bar of California – News Releases — Read on http://www.calbar.ca.gov/About-Us/News/News-Releases/State-Bar-of-California-Releases-Reports-Detailing-Past-Unethical-Conduct-in-Handling-Girardi-Complaints

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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: Emmett Till relative sues Sheriff over unserved subpoena against woman who instigated murder in 1955

http://www.huffpost.com/entry/emmett-till-white-woman-lawsuit_n_63e73772e4b0063ccb267031

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Forensics: Alabama Supreme Court Eliminates Critical Safeguard Against Wrongful Convictions in Death Penalty Cases

Alabama Supreme Court Eliminates Critical Safeguard Against Wrongful Convictions in Death Penalty Cases — Read on eji.org/news/alabama-supreme-court-eliminates-critical-safeguard-against-wrongful-convictions-in-death-penalty-cases/

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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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Forensics: @radleybalko puts the spotlight on police misconduct. Roundup: Pittsburgh chief says city cops will ignore ban on trivial traffic stops; QI gone haywire; a horrifying jail death in Arkansas

Here’s your roundup of criminal justice and civil liberties stories: Pittsburgh police chief says officers will continue to make trivial traffic stops despite a city ordinance barring the practice, because it’s good for officer morale. Which, frankly, is a pretty … Continue reading

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