COURT WATCH: Armed Robbery Prelim Concerns over Circumstantial Evidence
VAN NUYS, CA – A preliminary hearing here this week in a Los Angeles Superior Court Van…
NIJ Report: Impact of False or Misleading Forensic Evidence on Wrongful Convictions
By Yana Singhal WASHINGTON, DC – The National Registry of Exonerations has recorded over 3,000 cases of…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 195: The Veronica Taft Story – Wrongful Conviction
Dave Beers, a NY state licensed PI with law enforcement experience ended up working with the Taft…
Looking Back: Forensic Fraud in Child Abuse Cases
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Lucio Facing Execution in Two Days, Given a New Lease on Life As Execution Stayed to Review Evidence of Innocence
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Texas, CA – On Monday, Melissa Lucio found out from Texas…
CA Measure Focuses on Accuracy of Expert Witness Testimony and Forensics in State Courts
By Ramneet Singh STATE CAPITOL – State Senator Scott Weiner has outlined the basis for courtroom-focused Senate…
Commentary: Scott Peterson’s Case May Return for a New Trial – and It Should
By David Greenwald While last month the California Supreme Court threw out the death penalty in the…
My View: Reading Sacco-Vanzetti as a Wrongful Convictions Case
Over the holiday break, one of my books I am reading is the case of Sacco and…
Sunday Commentary: There’s a Wave of Progressive Prosecutors, but We’ve Been Left Behind
Despite a closer than expected election back in June in Yolo County, the hope for progressive reform…
Eye on the Courts: Did We Get Sucked in on the Forensic Evidence in Ferguson?
Back in December, citing the work of Professor Ronald Rotunda at Chapman University, Fowler School of Law,…
