Wrongful Conviction

Eyewitness Identifications Lead to Wrongful Convictions

John Terzano | Posted 10.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Law, Law Enforcement, Faulty Indentification, Lineup, Wrongful Conviction, DNA Exoneration, Documentation, Evidence, Procedure, Dallas, Eyewitness, Texas, Wrongful Conviction Exposed, Dallas Morning News, Dna, Eyewitness Errors, Criminal Justice System, Media News
John Terzano

The alarming number of false identifications uncovered by this report confirms what researchers have been repeating for years - eyewitness evidence is highly prone to error.

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Susan Sarandon: "Stop the Execution of Troy Davis"

Anthony Papa | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dna, Wrongful Conviction, Capital Punishment, Death Penalty, Susan Sarandon, Troy Davis Execution, Troy Davis, Politics News
Anthony Papa

Sarandon: "It is deeply troubling that Georgia might proceed with this execution given the strong claims of innocence in this case."

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Deputy Justice Minister Releases Goats From Prison In DR Congo

BBC | Posted 09.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Dr Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Prison, Wrongful Conviction, Goats, Animals, Green News

A minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered a Kinshasa jail to release a dozen goats, which he said were being held there illegally. D...

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Charges Dropped Against Alton Logan

Rob Warden | Posted 09.04.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Convictions, Dale Coventry, Murder Charges, Jamie Kunz, Andrew Wilson, Alton Logan, Alton Logan Edgar Hope, Edgar Hope, Alton Logan Charges Dropped, Civil Rights, Chicago News
Rob Warden

All charges have at last been dropped against 55-year-old Alton Logan, who languished behind bars more than a quarter of a century for the murder of a security guard -- a crime that two Chicago public defenders knew almost from the beginning he hadn't committed.

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