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A dysfunctional case of judicial dyslexia useful for a glimpse in wrongful conviction ligitation
By Andrew Cohen from The Marshall Project We know more every day about the ways wrongful convictions happen. An indigent defendant gets an incompetent attorney. Or prosecutors hide exculpatory information from the defense. Perhaps there is a false confession, coerced … Continue reading
‘152 Innocence Marked For Death’ : New York Times disses the US death penalty laws
Nothing like actual problem-based research to see the disconnect between hard line “crime and justice fighters” with what problems exists in the US criminal justice system. problems. New York Times New York Innocence Project Another example of an innocent man’s … Continue reading
Forensics: A dilemma happens when research results don’t support your agenda. Perfect example of forensic misconduct.
Absolutely the best example of contemporary forensic misconduct by an AAFS recognized group advocating their particular brand of “science.” See how their culture of rejecting their own reliability research passes from one generation to the next. This last happened in 1999. … Continue reading
Strange case involving Amanda Knox’s supposed forensic team DNA expert.
Strange case involving Amanda Knox’s supposed defense team DNA expert. Some folks get suspicious when a defense expert goes on the defensive after being VERY public in the press. A reporter tries to find out about how a DNA biologist … Continue reading
US Justice: Incentivising the death penalty for prosecutors’ advancement and political gain
Here we have Radley Balko on Louisiana’s two “hit men for the death penalty” who seem to have run aground on the reef of their own ambition and indifference to what most of us call “justice.” http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2015/04/06/in-louisiana-prosecutor-offices-a-toxic-culture-of-death-and-invincibility/
Forensics: Wisc payout of $6.5M on wrongful conviction considered a ‘bargain” by its defense lawyer.
Wyoming crime lab tech cooks his own credentials San Francisco law enforcement reeling over multiple scandals Forensic science only offers probabilities, not guarantees that justice will be served How a defense pathology expert can get smeared in court by getting … Continue reading
BACK to Supreme Court to test new law on forensic ‘science’
A remarkably sad, infuriating and frustrating ordeal one man in California prison has experienced for 22 years is winding up in intensity. William Richards’ 1997 murder conviction in San Bernardino had been overturned by a habeas corpus hearing in 2010, … Continue reading
NC Governor proudly pardons white collar over those found factually innocent and incarcerated for decades
Nothing speaks louder than the blind eye of politicians who care little to nothing about men and woman needing financial assistance after being exonerated after years of incarcerated. NC Governor McCrory takes all the credit for using his pardon powers … Continue reading
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Tagged Claim of Innocence, wrongful convictions
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Executed Todd Willingham faced a stacked deck during his trial: Lying informant and junk forensic fire science
Todd Willingham in 2004 “I lied on the man (Willingham) because I was being forced by John Jackson to do so,” Webb said, according to the Marshall Project. “I succumbed to pressure when I shouldn’t have. In the end, I … Continue reading
California Bar Asso hires its ethics “trainer” from a list of ex prosecutors prone to misconduct charges
It never fails, that when prosecutors get into trouble they get promoted and make more money. A safety net surely does exist in California for some lawyers. This seems to come from the top of the food chain, as the … Continue reading
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Tagged prosecutorial misconduct, wrongful convictions
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