Case Profiles
The Arizona Justice Project has screened thousands of cases involving claims of wrongful conviction and manifest injustice. It is our mission to help assure that Arizona’s prisons are not housing those actually innocent or otherwise victims of manifest injustice.
Drayton Witt
Case Profile Drayton Witt Case dismissed with prejudice Drayton was convicted in 2002 of second-degree murder after being accused of shaking his nearly 5 month
Larry Youngblood
Case Profile Larry Youngblood Exonerated through post-conviction DNA testing In 2000, Larry Youngblood was the first person in Arizona to be exonerated through post-conviction DNA
Second chance for juveniles
Case Profile Second Chance for Juveniles Everyone has the capacity to change In 2012, the Supreme Court decided a landmark case in Miller v Alabama, holding
Fairness in Sentencing
Case Profile Fairness in Sentencing Equal treatment for all The Arizona Justice Project is actively working to ensure prisoners receive a real second chance, through
Atdom Patsalis
Case Profile Atdom Patsalis Sentenced to 292 years in prison Atdom Patsalis was released from prison in September 2024 after serving over 10 years. In