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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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New York Times: Governor Rebuffs Clemency Board in Murder Case
Ronald Kempfert was a young boy in 1975 when his father was sent to prison for murder, and they had no contact for 28 years. Then, in 2003, Mr. Kempfert heard from a lawyer who had been looking into the case. “Your father is innocent,” said the lawyer, Larry A.
Rockford Man Fights to Get his Brother out of Arizona Prison
An Arizona man with Rockford ties is still in prison for a crime the Clemency Review Board there says he didn’t commit. William Macumber was sent to prison in 1975, part of his family lives in Rockford now and is fighting for his release. Read More
Leveling the playing field for killers
E.J. Montini with the Arizona Republic has a column regarding murderers who were convicted prior to 1973. Before you get all worked up about a proposed law that could benefit 29 convicted killers in Arizona there are three things you should know about it. First, it saves money. Second, it
New Book “True Stories of False Confessions” Contains Accounts of Some of the Most Critical Accounts of False Confessions
In True Stories of False Confessions, Rob Warden and Steve Drizin of the Center on Wrongful Convictions present 39 compelling accounts of false confessions—articles adapted from newspapers, magazines, and books by distinguished writers, including Sydney Schanberg, Alex Kotlowitz, and John Grisham. Read More
The Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest Honors The Justice Project
The Arizona Center for Law in the Public Interest honored The Justice Project on May 9, 2009, for providing pro bono representation to indigent Arizona inmates with claims of wrongful conviction. Larry Hammond, Bob Bartels, Andy Silverman, Donna Toland, and Carrie Sperling received the special honor for their dedication to
Interview with Former Executive Director Carrie Sperling
Hear from former executive director, Carrie Sperling, in her interview with Ed Garcia and Jessica Roberts