Category: civil rights
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
We have previously posted about the Debra Milke case here and here. Milke was originally convicted of murder for having her 4-year-old son killed. The conviction rested upon the testimony of a rogue cop, who claims she confessed to him, although there is no documented record of that confession, and Milke…
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Are Prosecutors Above the Law?
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
From the DailyKos.com: By Susan Grigsby There is something terribly wrong with a justice system that allows an inordinate amount of power to reside in the hands of one office that not only has no real accountability or oversight, but is insulated from the consequences of its actions by…
Originally posted on FORENSICS and LAW in FOCUS @ CSIDDS | News and Trends:
Sorry to use the “deep six” phrase (verrry unprofessional) but it surely applies to this growing track record of the various Innocence Project Network (IPN) investigation cases litigating suspected wrongful convictions. They are told the evidence used to convict no longer exists. Any…
Originally posted on Wrongful Convictions Blog:
If you have been paying attention at all, you know that the Texas death penalty machine has been operating at full tilt – 508 executions since 1982, with 16 in just 2013. This includes the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham, and it had become abundantly clear, even before his…
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