A story about Californian Herman Atkins and his exoneration after serving a decade of his 47 year sentence. He was convicted in 1988 even though two witnesses gave inconsistent identifications at trial. Herman’s case is one that is featured in the documentary After Innocence (2005). Read more about the case

A case out of Ohio gaining national attention is looking at reliability of testimony of experts in ‘shaken-baby syndrome’ cases and of ‘short-fall’ injuries.  Read more about the case here.

A second-degree murder charge has been withdrawn against an Ontario woman who spent more than 13 years in prison for the death of her toddler son following the faulty testimony of disgraced pathologist Charles Smith. The Crown told an Ontario justice Tuesday it does not wish to proceed with a new

Part One: Conviction Questioned They were dead before their bodies hit the ground. In the moonlight, the gunman stood over the two of them and delivered one more shot for each, right in the temple. It was 1962, and the area was still pure desert, creosote bushes and scrub grass

For all media inquiries please contact: Lindsay Herf • Arizona Justice Project  Lindsay.Herf@asu.edu For Immediate Release December 22, 2010 DNA Testing Proves Gilbert Man’s Innocence in 2003 Rape Phoenix, AZ – DNA testing proves that Arizona Justice Project client John Watkins did not commit the 2003 Gilbert rape for which

Every December for the past 40 years, Albert Pesqueira thinks about the devastating fire at the Pioneer Hotel. He remembers what he saw and felt that night as a rookie firefighter. But this December he will bring his memories to life. Pesqueira is the creator of “Hot Pion: The Pioneer