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Court cases challenge ‘Shaken Baby’ diagnosis
Picture: Drayton Witt pauses for a moment at his home Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, in Surprise, Arizona An Arizona judge in 2012 dismissed a murder charge against Witt, after he spent 10 years in prison, after the county medical examiner said developments in the understanding of shaken baby syndrome and
Prosecutor who sent innocent man to death row is disbarred
AUSTIN, Texas — A former prosecutor who used false testimony and withheld evidence to send a now-exonerated man to Texas’ death row has lost an appeal to overturn his disbarment. The Dallas Morning News (http://bit.ly/1TPB1fq ) reports that the Board of Disciplinary Appeals on Monday upheld the decision of the
2015 – The National Registry of Exonerations
Did you know that most 2015 exonerees who falsely confessed to murder were kids, mentally disabled or both? See full chart: http://bit.ly/1SMHdFg #falseconfession
Exonerations averaged 3 per week in 2015—a record pace!
EXONERATIONS IN 2015 The National Registry of Exonerations, February 3, 2016 2015 had the most exonerations with false confessions & guilty pleas of any year in history. Read the full report here: http://bit.ly/1SkFxRO #wrongfulconvictions
Dateline – Voices of the Exonerated
Feel the immeasurable pain and suffering of 3 men who were wrongfully convicted via Dateline NBC. “It’s like I’m swimming against the current.”- Carlos Perez “And then it takes you 15 years or better to prove your innocence.” -Devon Ayers Dateline Video: Voices of the Exonerated
Supreme Court: Life sentences on juveniles open for later reviews
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that those sentenced as teenagers to mandatory life imprisonment for murder must have a chance to argue that they should be released from prison. The ruling expanded the court’s 2012 decision that struck down mandatory life terms without parole for juveniles and said it must
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Criminally Yours: Lying To Get To The Truth, By Toni Messina
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
Video and acceptance speech of Larry Hammond at the 2015 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference – receiving the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit (July, 2015)
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 !
When someone commits a murder, we all share a bit of the blame ~ Natman Schaye
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
You are invited to Arizona Justice Project’s Celebration of Wrongful Conviction Day 2015!
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)
Larry Hammond received the American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Ninth Circuit this past July in San Diego, pictured below!
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
ASU Post-conviction Clinic – helping inmates who are innocent but have been convicted of a crime
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