Here is a video of Burton: Imagine the horror to a 16 year old of having your parent murdered. Now multiply that 100,000x when you
AJC reports: In a searing decision, a judge in Columbus has granted a new trial to a man convicted of rape and murder 43 years
This article asks the Question: “How Do You Clear a Pot Conviction From Your Record?” In Alabama, you cannot get the conviction expunged; the only
Here is one reason: Ninety-one percent of factually innocent defendants with prior records declined to testify compared to the 55 percent rate at which defendants
This chart is incredibly revealing. The wrongfully convicted persons in these cases of exoneration were conclusively proven innocent, not just not guilty. In 72% of
When the law passed, the current Alabama expungement statute was received with great fanfare. However, the statute was too heavily amended on the floor of
In a dramatic exoneration, In 1997, Nevest Coleman and Darryl Fulton were sentenced to life in prison for the 1994, abduction, rape and murder of
Adding to the increasing numbers of exonerations in “shaken baby” cases, the New York Times reports Zavion Johnson may be released: A California man is
A new twist has arisen on the Stand-Your-Ground immunity hearings debate. ISSUE: If a Defendant is actually granted an immunity hearing and then loses, has
Scary, long-read about “poor” science of arson forensic science: Playing with Fire: How Junk Science Sent Claude Garrett to Prison for Life. The convictions of
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