wrongful conviction

Weekly Round-Up May 24 – 30

Monday, May 31st, 2010

In case you missed these stories over the past week:
Wrongful Convictions

Man who spent 23 years in prison and was exonerated was cleared on a different case | abc13.com
Wrongfully Convicted Man Exonerated After 35 Years | TheLoop21.com
Review of cases is the right call – JSOnline
Charlotte NC Criminal Law: Wrongfully imprisoned man released after 12 years | [...]

Raymond Towler Free Today After 29 Years

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

These are the stories that keep me going, because, as most of you know, totally immersing yourself in what is wrong with the American Criminal Justice system can be entirely draining. But, these stories, the stories of things finally going right, are what make me keep doing this.
When I first read this story, I was [...]

Weekly Roundup Apr 26 – May 2

Monday, May 3rd, 2010

In case you missed some of these stories over the past week:
Wrongful Convictions

Man freed by Innocence Project discusses wrongful conviction
NO ACCOUNTABILITY for PROSECUTORS GONE ROGUE
Killer claims wrongful conviction – Washington Greene PA News – www.observer-reporter.com
The strange case of ho-hum wrongful conviction coverage – Steve Weinberg – In Justice – True/Slant
William Dillon’s compensation put on hold [...]

Weekly Roundup April 20 – 25

Monday, April 26th, 2010

In case you missed some of these stories over the past week:
Wrongful Convictions

Unlocking DNA evidence – A bill in the legislature to provide for post-conviction DNA testing appears headed for passage
Clay, Scheck, Howard Address Conference
Wrongfully convicted man speaks at U of A | Fox 11 | KMSB Tucson | Local News
Grisham awed by work of [...]

Weekly Roundup

Monday, April 12th, 2010

In case you missed these stories over the last week:
Wrongful Convictions

Damages Cut to $8M in Case of Exonerated Man
The Bulletin – Exonerated inmate reflects on death row
Wrongfully Convicted Men File Lawsuit
Camden defendants slowly learn they’re clear | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/10/2010
Legal Showtime – The Wrongful Conviction Of Ted White Jr. [video]
How many more are innocent? [...]

Timothy Cole cleared of rape conviction

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Timothy Cole died in prison in 1999 while serving a 25 year sentence for a crime he did not commit. He has finally had his name cleared.
In 1985, Cole was convicted of raping Michele Mallin, who identified his photo and later, in a lineup. Identification was not without the aid of the police, though.
a photo [...]