Recent News & Updates
April 15, 2012: In Focus This Week: The Case for Ryan Ferguson
A lack of physical evidence and conflicting testimony from an alleged accomplice has nonetheless resulted in the murder conviction of an innocent young man. A hearing has been set for April 16, 2012. Ryan must be granted a new trial. Learn more about this case today. www.freeryanferguson.com
April 12, 2012: Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment
The Puracal family along with their legal counsel filed a submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment on behalf of Jason. Continue reading →
April 10, 2012: Identity crisis: Eyewitness ID's come under suspicion
STAMFORD -- In December, two men burst into a small West Side market. One of them pointed a shotgun at the cashier, and the pair forced two shoppers to lie on the floor. Together, the two men made off with about $1,500 in cash, a milk crate full of cigarettes and a lip balm display. Continue reading →
April 10, 2012: G-MAN CASE FILE: Three Days in Hell
Palmasola Prison, Santa Cruz, Bolivia, is a modern-day Dante's Inferno. But instead of the Roman poet Virgil guiding visitors through this modern-day underworld, my passage is shepherded by a good man named Jacob. Continue reading →
April 9, 2012: Site Update, Websites Claiming Innocence: Brad Cooper http://justiceforbradcooper.wordpress.com
April 9, 2012: Man to get DNA tests in 1977 Texas stabbing case
DALLAS (AP) — A man twice sentenced to death but later freed over the 1977 sexual assault and slaying of an East Texas woman will get new DNA testing in hopes of proving his innocence. Continue reading →
April 8, 2012: This Sunday Dateline NBC to Air Episode About Day Care Hysteria that Led to Many Wrongful Convictions
Those involved in innocence work are aware of the day care molestation hysteria that swept the U.S. (and other countries) in the 1980s and 1990s that led to many wrongful convictions. This Sunday at 7pm EST in the U.S. Dateline NBC will air a one-hour episode about one of these cases–the Nancy Smith/Joseph Allen case. The Ohio Innocence Project and its students will be featured in the latter part of the show.
April 6, 2012: Panel Emphasizes Need for Prosecutorial Oversight
Although courts have confirmed that prosecutorial misconduct occurred in 91 Texas criminal cases between 2004 and 2008, not a single prosecutor among those has ever been disciplined for their misbehavior, according to new data compiled by the Innocence Project. (Allegations of prosecutor misconduct were raised in another 124 cases, but those issues were not ruled on by any court.) Continue reading →
April 5, 2012: Former AG of Canada Intervenes in Jason Puracal Case in Nicaragua
Last week saw a unique face off between a former Attorney General of Canada and Attorney General of Nicaragua over the case of this American. Former Attorney General of Canada, and private counsel to Nelson Mandela, Irwin Cotler, addressed a powerful letter to the Attorney General of Nicaragua, Julio Centeno, urging him to order a review of Jason’s wrongful conviction. Continue reading →
April 5, 2012: Wrongful Conviction: A Worthy Topic for Continuing Legal Education
The Innocence Project model—the free legal clinic that utilizes DNA analysis of crime scene evidence to prove the innocence of the wrongfully convicted—has now been widely duplicated across the United States and the globe. While most Innocence Project clinics are attached to law schools and rely upon selected law students who earn academic credit and hands-on legal experience in challenging post-conviction efforts, wrongful conviction per se is not an emphasis in the curriculum of most law schools. Continue reading →
April 5, 2012: Gov. McDonnell signs bill granting man wrongly incarcerated for 27 years over $1 million
Governor Bob McDonnell today signed SB41, which will provide Thomas Haynesworth $1,075,178. From 1984 to 2011, Haynesworth was incarcerated after being wrongly convicted of raping or sexually assaulting three women in the Richmond area. He was sentenced to 70 years, of which he served 27 before the Virginia Court of Appeals exonerated him in December 2011. Continue reading →
April 5, 2012: Connecticut on Track to Abolish Death Penalty
The Connecticut state Senate voted Thursday voted to abolish the death penalty in Connecticut, a state that has executed only one prisoner in a half-century and is now on track to join a national trend away from capital punishment. Continue reading →
April 4, 2012: MSNBC VIDEO: Photo ID: Family changes standard for conducting lineups
April 4, 2012: Wrongful conviction center of NIU panel
DeKALB – Juan Rivera Jr. said he had to fight for his shoes, his food and even his virginity during the 19 years he spent in prison wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl. Continue reading →
April 4, 2012: Police photo lineups challenged after series of wrongful convictions
Ruby Session’s guests filed in slowly, clasping each other in warm, familiar embraces. Many, who were there to attend her 75th birthday, shared a harrowing history both with each other and the woman they had come to celebrate. “She didn’t adopt us. We adopted her,” said Christopher Scott, who spent 13 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. “She is what all of us dreamed of having, a mom or a loved one who believed in us not part of the time but the whole time, because she believed her son was innocent.” Continue reading →
April 3, 2012: A message from Jason Puracal on his son's fifth birthday
Saturday, March 31, was my son Jabu's 5th birthday. This is the second birthday I have missed since I have been in prison. I love him with all my heart, and it destroys me he is growing up without his dad. A deep heartache accumulates when separated from your family for 17 months. The pain of watching them suffer from a different kind of torture than what I have to endure is unbearable. Continue reading →
March 31, 2012: Released but Never Exonerated, a Man Fights for Freedom
A couple of Fridays ago, Kerry Max Cook, who was released from Texas’ death row in 1997 after two decades, went to pick up his 11-year-old son, Kerry Justice, from his North Dallas school. Class was just letting out. As Mr. Cook approached a group of children and their parents, a little girl squirmed out of her mother’s arms and ran toward him. “Mr. Kerry!” she called. He laughed as she jumped into his arms. “Haleigh!” he shouted, and began tickling her. “She adores Mr. Kerry,” her mother said. Continue reading →
March 31, 2012: Bill Would Make Wrongful Conviction Awards Tax-Free
Congressmen Sam Johnson (R-TX) and John Larson (D-CT) have introduced legislation to prohibit the IRS from taxing compensation awarded to anyone wrongfully convicted of a crime and later exonerated. Is this bill necessary or a good idea? Yes on both counts. Continue reading →
March 30, 2012: Amanda Knox parents' trial delayed, key witnesses don't show
PERUGIA, Italy— Key witnesses failed to show up Friday for the slander trial of Amanda Knox’s parents, NBC News reports, causing the judge to delay the trial until next year. Five police officers who were expected to testify for the prosecution against Curt Knox and Edda Mellas were not in court. They were reportedly busy dealing with other police matters. Continue reading →
March 29, 2012: AP Interview: Wrongfully convicted Texas man wants harsher penalties for prosecutor misconduct
A Texas father who spent nearly 25 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit is pressing for tougher penalties targeting prosecutors who withhold evidence, saying he wants to prevent other innocent people from falling victim to overzealous authorities. Continue reading →
March 29, 2012: Campaign continues to clear Knox's name at home
SEATTLE - Attend a Rotary Club meeting anywhere around Western Washington, and you’re likely to run into Michael Heavey of Seattle doing a presentation titled simply: “Amanda Knox: The Truth.” Continue reading →
March 29, 2012: State Court Allows False-Confession Experts, but Bar Is High
ALBANY — New York’s highest court said for the first time on Thursday that expert testimony about false confessions should be allowed at trial if it is relevant to the facts of a case. Continue reading →
March 28, 2012: G-MAN CASE FILE: The Perils of "Citizen Justice"
Recently, the American public has been the eye-witness to a dark and horrible tragedy which sadly, can be attributed to little else but skin color. The Trayvon Martin case. Continue reading →
March 28, 2012: Letters Ask DA to Drop Opposition to Criminal Appeal
LAS VEGAS -- Over a dozen people, including a staff attorney at the most prestigious wrongful conviction center in the United States, have sent letters to Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson requesting he drop opposition to an appeal filed by Kirstin Lobato, a woman convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 2006. Another 200 people have signed a petition asking Wolfson to drop the case. Continue reading →
March 28, 2012: After prison, Morton reclaims his life
AUSTIN (KXAN) - In the six months since his release from prison, Michael Morton has reunited with the son from whom he was estranged for years and became a grandfather. Continue reading →
March 27, 2012: The New York Times Calls on Gov. Cuomo to Pass Wrongful Conviction Reforms
A major expansion of New York State’s DNA database signed into law last week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will enhance the ability of law enforcement to convict the guilty and, in some cases, exonerate the innocent. But, disappointingly, the measure still leaves New York State without certain protections to avoid wrongful convictions. Continue reading →
March 24, 2012: Perugia Shock: CONVICTION WITH NO PROOF COLLAPSES AGAIN
Just Like in the Kercher Case Independent Review Demolishes “Evidence” Against Raniero Busco Continue reading →
March 22, 2012: Garrett: Convictions need to be policed
No agencies or commissions exist in Virginia to investigate prosecutorial misconduct and wrongful convictions, and University of Virginia Law Professor Brandon Garrett said that needs to change. Continue reading →
March 21, 2012: Indiana appeals court reverses murder, arson convictions
Assisted by a team of Chicago lawyers, a central Indiana woman convicted in 1996 of arson and murdering her son won a new trial Wednesday from the Indiana Court of Appeals, which cited modern advances in fire science. Continue reading →
March 20, 2012: Norfolk 4 member seeks removal from sex registry
March 19, 2012: Sheriff Calls For An Innocence Commission and a “Prosecutorial Misconduct” Commission in Virginia
March 19, 2012: Exoneree Jeffrey Deskovic Launches Foundation for Justice
March 19, 2012: Today’s New York Times includes an editorial on last week’s “scathing” report on prosecutorial misconduct in the corruption trial of the late Senator Ted Stevens: Justice After Senator Stevens
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March 18, 2012: A Life in the Balance: ‘Anatomy of Injustice,’ by Raymond Bonner
March 17, 2012: 48 Hours Mystery: Convicted of murder and sentenced to death -- 16 years later students help set Anthony Graves free. Richard Schlesinger updates the case. Grave Injustice
March 16, 2012: Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, gets a book deal
March 14, 2012: Judge orders Hash released on bond
March 12, 2012: List of Prosecution and Press lies in the Amanda Knox Case
March 11, 2012: Puracal case dangerous precedent
March 10, 2012: Steps in Oneida Co. to prevent wrongful convictions
March 8, 2012: Commentary: New DA Has a Chance to Do Things Differently
March 6, 2012: Off death row, man shares experiences
March 6, 2012: DNA tests cast doubt on ‘Stocking Strangler' witness
March 4, 2012: Hurricane still fighting injustice
March 4, 2012: NY weighs expanding DNA bank to all criminals
March 4, 2012: Steve Moore Launches New Website G-MAN CASE FILE
March 2, 2012: Ex-Death Row Inmate in SC Walks out a Free Man
March 1, 2012: Site Update: Death Penalty
February 29, 2012: U.S. judge overturns Culpeper capital murder conviction
February 27, 2012: TIME Game Changers: Barry Scheck, Justice Seeker
February 26, 2012: AMANDA KNOX’S ORDEAL EVERYDAY CLEARER
February 24, 2012: New York Times Opinion Pages: DNA and Reform
February 24, 2012: Gordon Wood ecstatic with acquittal
February 23, 2012: Center for the Global Study of Wrongful Conviction Launches International Innocence Blog
February 23, 2012: New York Times Opinion Pages: Why Do Innocent People Confess?
February 22, 2012: Texas Court of Inquiry Into Prosecutorial Misconduct Is Big News
February 22, 2012: Miles set free in Dallas court after exoneration
February 17, 2012: Texas judge faces inquiry on wrongful conviction
February 16, 2012: HarperCollins Is Said to Acquire Rights to Amanda Knox Memoir
February 16, 2012: CNN: Innocent American imprisoned in Nicaragua, defenders say
February 14, 2012: In Albany, Top Judge Seeks to Curb False Convictions
February 14, 2012: Today Show: American fights for freedom in Nicaragua prison
February 13, 2012: Witness error: How mind tricks can put the innocent behind bars
February 7, 2012: Site Update: Featured Cases: Hank Skinner
February 4, 2012: Jason Puracal's Convicting Judge leaves Nicaragua
February 2, 2012: Illinois high court orders hearing in cop brutality case
February 2, 2012: Site Update: Claims of Innocence, The Exonerated, False Confessions, Additional Resources.
January 27, 2012: Illinois man gets $25M for wrongful conviction
January 26, 2012: Site Update: Protect Yourself
January 24, 2012: Paradise Lost 3 Nominated for Academy Award, Documentary Feature
January 23, 2012: United Nations now involved in Jason Puracal case
January 22, 2012: FreeJasonP.com - Jason's sister files a lawsuit in the United Nations on Jason's behalf
January 22, 2012: Free Jason P - Home - The United Nations and Jason's Case
January 18, 2012: West of Memphis, Official Trailer
January 12, 2012: Law and Disorder: The Psychology of False Confessions
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