Posted inLegal News
Prosecutorial Overreach
It was very heartbreaking to read about Aaron Swartz's suicide at the age of 26. Aaron codeveloped RSS feeds and the website Reddit. As I read about the case the…
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New Evidence Produced Days Before Planned Execution
Former Philadelphia prosecutor Andrea Foulkes repeatedly stated she did not have evidence that would have helped the defense in the Terry Williams death penalty case. After years of appeals where…
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Judges and Attorneys Want Integrity In Legal System
In an unusual move, nearly 70 former federal judges and prosecutors filed an "amicus" legal brief backing a $602,000 award for damages to a doctor who was wrongly convicted due…
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Third Year Anniversary of Ajay Dev’s 378 Year Sentence
Braving the triple-digit August heat of Woodland, 250 protesters not only listened to an hour of speeches but marched down to the courthouse in a protest that marked the third…
Posted inLegal Reform
The Veritas Initiative
The Veritas Initiative is a watchdog entity within the Northern California Innocence Project. Their goal is to advance data-driven reform in the Justice System. In 2010 the most extensive reports…
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Study: Prosecutors Not Disciplined for Misconduct
In 91 criminal cases in Texas since 2004, the courts decided that prosecutors committed misconduct, ranging from hiding evidence to making improper arguments to the jury, according to data that…
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Prosecutorial Misconduct Running Rampant
A study done by the Chicago Tribune found that between 1963 and 1999 the courts dismissed the conviction in 381 homicide cases because prosecutors held back evidence that would prove the defendant’s innocence, or because of false testimonies. In all of these cases, not a single prosecutor was castigated for these courtroom deceits.
Posted inSystemic Problems
The Veritas Initiative Report on Prosecutorial Misconduct
The Veritas Initiative, a project of the Northern California Innocence Project, has performed the most extensive research on prosecutorial misconduct. Their research of over 4,000 public prosecutors in California, from…
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Freedom On June 29, 2012 After Enduring 17 Years Of Wrongful Conviction
LaMonte Armstrong suffered 17 years of injustice and finally won his freedom with the help of Duke Law School’s Wrongful Convictions Clinic (an Innocence Project). His conviction of murder was…
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Freedom On June 29, 2012 After Enduring 17 Years Of Wrongful Conviction (2)
LaMonte Armstrong suffered 17 years of injustice and finally won his freedom with the help of Duke Law School’s Wrongful Convictions Clinic (an Innocence Project). His conviction of murder was…