Photo of the Spring 2019 Vanguard Court Watch Interns
Ajay Dev has been in prison for nearly 10 years for charges that many believe were unfounded. His appellate team has filed a writ of Habeas Corpus and he has been granted what figures to be an ongoing series of evidentiary hearing perhaps as soon as this summer.
Vanguard Court Watch Interns discuss the case of Ajay Dev, convicted of rape in 2009 and sentenced to 378 years in prison. The Vanguard Court Watch Interns have been reviewing his trial transcripts and discuss whether they believe him to be wrongly convicted. The is the second of three parts.
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