wrongful convictions
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Another conviction reversed: Exhibit n for no prosecutorial immunity
a public defender —
Authority: 501
In what is becoming routine, another conviction was reversed this past week in New York , this one too based on the eyewitness testimony of 5 individuals. This, though, isn’t the usual case of mistaken ID nor is it a DNA exoneration. Convicted of murder in 1992, Fernando Bermudez has wrongly been in jail for 17 ...6 days ago -
15 exonerees attend conference at UTA
Toy Soldiers —
Authority: 419
From the article : During a prolonged standing ovation, the Texas exonerees were brought forward one by one. By the time the introductions were done, 14 men and one woman, each having served years in prison for crimes they did not commit, stood together on a stage at the University of Texas at Arlington. “On this ...2 weeks ago -
Thinking of Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla
Crooked in Canada —
Authority: 129
I came across a little blurb today about an Indonesian couple being arrested for beating the shit out their maid , and then tying her up and locking her in the bathroom for two nights, and you know what, the first thing that popped into my head was, “Wow, that could be Ruby Dhalla pulling that kind of ...3 weeks ago -
Lets Skip the Blame Al Sharpton Thing [Race]
Gawker —
Authority: 867
In 2007, a "developmentally challenged" 20 year-old black woman said shed been beaten and sexually abused in a racist attack in West Virginia. Shes now recanting her story. This, of course, is all Al Sharptons fault . At the time, Al Sharpton called for a hate crime investigation. And why wouldnt he? Megan ...4 weeks ago
