Looking Back: Teenagers Need Lawyers When Cops Question Them
By Jeffrey Deskovic In 1990, I was coerced into a false confession extracted from me at the…
Expert Witness Testimony Given about Blood Found on Man Being Retried for Quadruple Homicide
By Naya Wiezel RIVERSIDE, CA – An expert blood evidence witness testified Tuesday in a Riverside County…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 173: Simon Cole, Director of National Registry of Exonerations
The advent of DNA testing has transformed the criminal legal system since 1989. For the first time,…
Exonerated: Conviction of Maurice Hastings Vacated in 1983 Murder
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Los Angeles, CA – A man, Maurice Hastings, who has served…
Looking Back: There Is a Strong Need for Non-DNA Innocence Projects
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Maryland State’s Attorney Kicks All Charges against Adnan Syed after New ‘Touch DNA’ Analysis Excludes Convicted Killer
By The Vanguard Staff BALTIMORE, MD – After new, more sensitive DNA analysis, all charges were dropped…
Looking Back: The Case of Freddie Peacock
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Looking Back: Critique of Innocence Project Report on Exoneree Compensation, ‘Making Up for Lost Time’
by Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Looking Back: There Is a Strong Need for Non-DNA Innocence Projects
by Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Trial Proceeds in Kelso/Berkley Case – Deputy District Attorney Confirms Authenticity of Evidence
By Oliver Camarena Woodland, CA – The murder trial of Theo Kelso and Isaiah Berkley reconvened Thursday here…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Orange County May Have the Most Corrupt Justice System
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – Todd Spitzer, it is hard to believe,…
Looking Back: Frank Sterling Is Exonerated, Part 2
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Closing Arguments Delivered in a Modesto ‘Halloween’ Sexual Assault Trial – Jury Deliberating
By Isabelle Brady MODESTO, CA – The jury here in Stanislaus County Superior Court Tuesday heard closing…
Story Highlights San Francisco Police Use of Stored and Used DNA of Rape Survivors, Child Victims & Consensual Sex Partners
By Alex Jimenez SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Police Dept. has come under fire again…
Schiff Wants FBI to Investigate Improper Use of DNA of Sexual Assault Victims in SF
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Washington, DC – A week ago, San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin…
SF Public Defender Calls for the Immediate Destruction and Independent Investigation of Illegal DNA Database
By Vanguard Staff San Francisco, CA – This week it came to light that the San Francisco…
Commentary: Rape Kit DNA Testing Raises Serious Ethical and Practical Issues in SF, but Two Reporters More Interested in Recall Politics
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – The revelations that the police are using…
Boudin Alleges SF Police Are Improperly Using DNA from Rape Kits to Match to Crimes
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Monday…
Murder Trial Ongoing; Officers Admit DNA Swabs from Accused Not Checked
By Tiffany Thai SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The trial of Aaron J. Tagata proceeded Thursday in front…
Forensic DNA Analyst Testifies in Ongoing Murder Trial, Explains Results of DNA Analysis of Evidence Found at Crime Scene
By Ankita Joshi BERKELEY, CA – The murder trial for Will Watson reconvened in front of a…
