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From the Wrongful Convictions Blog: International Innocence Round-up
A recent study conducted with police agencies in Winnipeg, Canada, reveals that when police are forced into high levels of exertion by a crime situation, such as a chase or physical altercation, this hinders their ability to remember details of what happened. Oliver "Buck" Revell, the FBI agent...
Kane County Sets Example for Other Illinois Jurisdictions in Handling Wrongful Convictions
After Illinois' recent surge in overturned convictions, some legal experts look toward Kane County as a model for handling new evidence in wrongful conviction cases, reported the Chicago Tribune. In the Jonathan Moore case, State's Attorney Joe McMahan acted quickly to overturn the conviction once...
NY Governor Signs DNA Databank Bill, Says He Will Pursue Additional Reforms
New York's DNA Databank expansion bill was signed by Gov. Cuomo Monday and will take effect starting October 12. The Innocence Project had hoped that any bill that passed would also include provisions requiring mandatory recording of interrogations and improvements to the way lineups are conducted....
Prosecutorial Oversight: Ted Stevens Case Moves Dialog Forward
Today's New York Times includes an editorial on last week's "scathing" report on prosecutorial misconduct in the corruption trial of the late Senator Ted Stevens. The report, which was issued by a court-appointed investigator, found multiple instances where prosecutors withheld potentially...
Wrongfully Convicted Man Seeks Removal from the Sex Offender Registry
One of four Navy sailors, known as the "Norfolk Four," who were wrongfully convicted of a 1997 rape and murder, is still fighting to have his name removed from the sex offender registry. DNA testing excluded Eric Wilson and his three co-defendants of the crime and identified the real perpetrator...