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Oklahoma Lawmaker Calls for Investigation of Prosecutors Who Convicted Richard Glossip
Richard Glossip faces a December execution date as Oklahoma lawmakers call attention to new evidence of prosecutorial misconduct in his case. — Read on theintercept.com/2022/09/23/richard-glossip-execution-investigation/
Forensics: Yah Lauren K!!Herman Williams Is Exonerated After Nearly Three Decades of Wrongful Conviction
A judge vacated the conviction of Herman Williams and ordered his immediate release after nearly 29 years in prison. — Read on innocenceproject.org/herman-williams-is-exonerated-after-nearly-three-decades-of-wrongful-conviction/
Forensics: Warrantless New Jersey police’s use of a baby’s DNA violated the public’s trust
On television, when DNA evidence is used in an innovative way to solve a cold case, the police are heralded as heroes. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/new-jersey-polices-use-babys-dna-undermines-publics-trust-rcna43996
Forensics: Mass exonerations. 7 convictions tied to ex-Chicago cop vacated in what may be largest mass-exoneration for murder in U.S. history
Reynaldo Guevara – a former member of a police department dogged by decades of scandal, cover-ups and brutality – has never been charged with a crime. — Read on http://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-murder-convictions-tossed-tied-to-reynaldo-guevara-retired-chicago-cop/
Forensics: Law profs experienced governmental threats yet they prevail over the backlash to their publishing prosecutor misconduct cases in New York. Attack on #public #information #rights
Forensics: Native woman comprise 50% of Canadian female inmates. These women subjected to 5 days of interrogation. Indigenous sisters hope for exoneration after almost 30 years in prison system.
Sisters Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were convicted of second-degree murder almost 30 years ago for a crime they say they didn’t commit. Now, their case is under review. — Read on http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-june-15-2022-1.6489234/indigenous-sisters-hope-for-exoneration-after-almost-30-years-in-prison-system-1.6489902
Forensics: Police misconduct. Uvalde Mom Who Was Handcuffed Says Police Warned Her Not to Tell Her Story – Mother Jones
In an interview, she alleged that they threatened legal trouble for obstruction of justice. — Read on http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/06/uvalde-mom-who-was-handcuffed-says-police-warned-her-not-to-tell-her-story/
Forensics: Kansas prosecutor disbarred for misconduct in murder case
The Kansas Supreme Court disbars former prosecutor Jacqie Spradling. She prosecuted the double murder case of Dana Chandler in Topeka, which was overturned. — Read on http://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article261634432.html
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Forensics: NO IMMUNITY. Federal Appeals Court Rules that Louisiana Prosecutor and Police Officer Who Fabricated Evidence are Not Immune from Civil Rights Lawsuit by Former Death-Row Prisoner | Death Penalty Information Center
Michael Wearry , a Louisiana prisoner whose conviction and death sentence were overturned by the U.S Supreme Court in 2016 because prosecutors withheld… — Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/federal-appeals-court-rules-that-louisiana-prosecutor-and-police-officer-who-fabricated-evidence-are-not-immune-from-civil-rights-lawsuit-by-former-death-row-prisoner
Forensics: Police arson opinion “divorced from science.” After multiple appeals, Claude Garrett Sees Murder by Arson Conviction Overturned
Thirty years after a fatal fire sent Garrett to prison for life, a judge vacated his conviction, opening the door to his release. — Read on theintercept.com/2022/05/07/claude-garrett-murder-arson-conviction-overturned/
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