The court found that the defense attorney failed to properly authenticate evidence from Nepal, which could have established that Sapna’s birthdate was actually April 28, 1983, and that she was the one who altered her passport, which would have invalidated many of the charges against the defendant.
Reginald Tanubagijo, a former foster parent convicted of second-degree murder and child assault, was released from prison after a judge ruled that his convictions were based on discredited science, allowing him to rebuild his life and reunite with his family.
Ajay Dev’s conviction was overturned after 16 years due to a series of legal errors, mishandling of evidence, and newly surfaced facts that challenged the credibility of his accuser, highlighting the difficulties in undoing a wrongful conviction in California’s justice system.
Yolo County Superior Court Judge Janene Beronio granted habeas corpus relief to Ajay Dev, overturning his 2009 conviction for sexually assaulting his adopted daughter, and a bail hearing is scheduled for Friday.
Attorney Alexandra Cock has uncovered disturbing patterns of official misconduct, evidentiary irregularities, and racial bias in the case of Chief Douglas Stankewitz, who has been in prison for nearly half a century.
Dominaque Thorpe is serving a life sentence for the 2007 murder of Stephen Yarborough, despite new DNA evidence that excludes him from the crime scene, and his defense team is petitioning the North Carolina Supreme Court to reverse the trial judge’s determination and formally classify the DNA findings as favorable.
A Louisiana judge has dismissed the conviction of Jimmie Christian Duncan, a man who spent 26 years on death row for the death of his girlfriend’s toddler daughter, after new evidence showed that the bite mark analysis used to convict him was scientifically invalid.
The Los Angeles Innocence Project has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, presenting new evidence that challenges the integrity of Scott Peterson’s conviction for the murders of his pregnant wife, Laci, and their unborn son, Conner.
FAYETTEVILLE, NC — The North Carolina Senate has proposed to eliminate the Innocence Inquiry Commission, which was…
Steve Mount, a retired prosecutor, has been accused of disregarding the legal standard and evidence in his pursuit to secure the conviction of Ajay Dev, despite the fact that the truth and law no longer justify it.
Woodland, CA— The closing arguments in the habeas corpus hearing for Ajay Dev have brought new forensic…
In the continued pursuit of justice for Ajay Dev, his defense team procured and presented new evidence…
Woodland, CA. – In her closing brief, Jennifer Mouzis challenges the conviction of Ajay Dev, arguing that…
Sumterville, FL – Tuesday morning, Leonard Peltier was released after spending more than 49 years in prison…
Fresno, CA – At the beginning of the year, attorneys for Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz, convicted in 1978…
(Editor’s note: Ajay Dev was convicted in Yolo County in 2009 and sentenced to 378 years in…
In October, Jose Olivares, a 39-year-old man wrongfully incarcerated for 13 years in the death of his…
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) last Wednesday began a new…
On Tuesday evening at 6:10 pm local time, Missouri executed Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams—a man that many believed…
Joining Everyday Injustice Podcast this week is Beth Shelburne, a journalist and writer with more than 25…