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- 1From:The New York TimesAnthony J. Broadwater spent 16 years in prison after being wrongly convicted in the assault in Syracuse, N.Y., which Ms. Sebold, a well-known novelist, described in her memoir ''Lucky.'' New York State has agreed to...
- 2From:The New York TimesThe Brooklyn district attorney said the flawed photo lineup helped imprison Sheldon Thomas for a killing he did not commit. A judge ordered him released Thursday. Sheldon Thomas, in a sharp suit, black tie and with his...
- 3From:Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)Byline: KENT ROACH, AMANDA CARLING, JESSIE STIRLING, JOEL VOSS Kent Roach, Amanda Carling, Jessie Stirling and Joel Voss are co-founders of the Canadian Registry of Wrongful Convictions. After five years of research,...
- 4From:Globe & Mail (Toronto, Canada)Byline: SEAN FINE; Staff Justice Minister David Lametti has introduced legislation to establish a new independent body for reviewing wrongful convictions, which he says would make it faster and easier to get cases...
- 5From:Rhode Island Lawyers WeeklyByline: Barry Bridges A Superior Court judge has determined that a petitioner's nolo contendere plea to a reduced charge precludes his claim for wrongful conviction compensation under the state's newly enacted G.L....
- 6From:USA TodayByline: Grace Hauck, USA TODAY CHICAGO - JaJuan Nile was a joker, a picky eater and his mother's only son. Growing up, he dreamed of starting a landscaping business. But he never got the chance. Instead, a run-in...
- 7From:The New York TimesIn a coda to the wrongful-conviction podcast ''Bone Valley,'' Judge Scott Cupp says he'll step down to spring a man serving a life sentence for murder. At first, Judge Scott Cupp was a resolute, hard-core,...
- 8From:All Things ConsideredTo listen to this broadcast, click here: HOST: AILSA CHANG AILSA CHANG: When it comes to basketball resumes, the resume of Maya Moore is pretty flawless - two national titles at the University of Connecticut, four...
- 9From:Massachusetts Lawyers WeeklyByline: James M. Doyle A recent Boston Globe article provided a catalog of prosecutorial misconduct in wrongful conviction cases. I've practiced as a criminal defense lawyer for 50 years. I've seen prosecutorial...
- 10From:All Things ConsideredTo listen to this broadcast, click here: HOST: ARI SHAPIRO ARI SHAPIRO: Thousands of incarcerated people in the U.S. have fought to prove their innocence and won. In some cases, getting released from prison marks the...
- 11From:All Things ConsideredTo listen to this broadcast, click here: BYLINE: JASON ROSENBAUM HOST: ARI SHAPIRO ARI SHAPIRO: There's an extraordinary legal battle underway in St. Louis this week in an effort to release a man from prison. Lamar...
- 12From:The New York TimesAn entrance to Central Park will be named the Gate of the Exonerated, for the teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of a crime that triggered a national conversation on racial injustice. They entered the northeast...
- 13From:The New York Times''It is a self-flagellation at the official level.'' MICHELE H. BOGART, an art historian, speaking about New York City's decision to memorialize its mistake in the wrongful convictions of the Central Park Five. An...
- 14From:North Carolina Lawyers WeeklyByline: Haviland Stewart In 1976, Charles Ray Finch was convicted and charged with the death sentence for the murder of Shadow Holloman. Over 45 years later he has been vacated. According to the counsel for the...
- 15From:The New York TimesJohnny Hincapie was wrongly convicted in the fatal stabbing of Brian Watkins, who was in New York to watch the U.S. Open. A former Queens man who served more than 25 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted in...
- 16From:The New York TimesJohnny Hincapie was wrongly convicted in the fatal stabbing of Brian Watkins, who was in New York to watch the U.S. Open. A former Queens man who served more than 25 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted in...
- 17From:The New York TimesShamel Capers was convicted at the age of 16 of a murder he insisted he did not commit. On Thursday, the conviction was thrown out after the discovery of exonerating evidence. When Shamel Capers, 24, shuffled into a...
- 18From:The Washington PostByline: Marisa Iati A man exonerated in the assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X and the estate of another man whose conviction was thrown out will receive $36 million to settle lawsuits filed on their behalf...
- 19From:The Washington PostByline: Marisa Iati A man exonerated in the assassination of civil rights leader Malcolm X and the estate of another man whose conviction was thrown out will receive $26 million to settle lawsuits filed on their behalf...
- 20From:The New York TimesOmar Raddad was convicted in the 1991 killing of a wealthy widow, but scant evidence and a grammatical error sowed doubts about his guilt. He sought a retrial based on new DNA evidence. PARIS -- A Moroccan-born man...