Above the Law writer takes a stand against police lying in interrogations. Criminally Yours: Lying To Get To The Truth By Toni Messina A hot topic in criminal law is “false confessions.” Why would someone ever admit to a crime he didn’t commit? How could anyone be so naïve or stupid? But not only does …
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Larry Hammond’s acceptance remarks on receiving the Ninth Circuit’s Professionalism Award in San Diego, acknowledging the generations of Arizona lawyers, law students, law school Deans, and volunteers who have contributed to the work of the Arizona Justice Project. Click here for Video Link !
Natman Schaye is senior trial counsel for the nonprofit Arizona Capital Representation Project and a longtime friend of the work of the Arizona Justice Project. When someone commits a murder, we all share a bit of the blame Story: http://wpo.st/DUqb0
October 1, 2015, 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Reception To Follow (Light snacks and refreshments) @ ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law Great Hall, 1100 S. McAllister Ave. Tempe, AZ 85281 (The Great Hall is located in Armstrong Hall, which is located at the southwest corner of Terrace and McAllister) All are welcome to attend! …
Larry Hammond, a Partner at Osborn Maledon in Phoenix, received the 2015 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit. The award in part recognizes his work to establish the Arizona Justice Project, which he has chaired since its inception. The project has helped secure the release from prison of more than 20 …
ASU Post-conviction Clinic Host: Ted Simons Arizona State University’s Post-conviction Clinic seeks to help inmates who are innocent but have been convicted of a crime. The clinic recently received a new grant from the National Institute of Justice. Click here to see video. Guests: Katherine Puzauskas – executive director of the Arizona Justice Project. Robert Dormady …
A former juror who joined 11 others in convicting and condemning Richard Glossip to death says recent revelations demand a stay of execution, or more. This news comes following a Fox 25 Investigation that reached out to the jurors who took part in the case. Fox 25 is withholding the identity of the juror at …
Former juror in Glossip case tells Fox 25 their verdict would change now. Read More »
“When you’re incarcerated, it gets harder to defend yourself because you’re really dependent on other people to do all the leg work for you, find the witnesses and make the case.” On July 6, 2006, Alan Newton was exonerated of rape, robbery, and assault charges. He had asked for DNA testing in 1994, and his …
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A photo of our good friend and supporter Nicki, Carlos Arzate from the band “Carlos Arzate and the Kind Souls,” our former client Louis Taylor, and former JP DNA Project Manager and current Co-Director of the Wrongful Conviction Clinic at UofA, Lindsay Herf. Taken at a concert where Carlos Arzate and the Kind Souls played …
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Book Signing for “Bills, Quills, and Stills: An Annotated, Illustrated, and Illuminated History of the Bill of Rights” & Presentation by Robert J. McWhirter – Just What’s So Exceptional About America?: Rights, “the People”, and the Bill of Rights Where: Changing Hands Bookstore Phoenix, 300 W Camelback Rd, Ste 1 Phoenix, AZ 85013 (Near the intersection of …
