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Court sets execution date for Missouri man despite prosecutors arguing he’s innocent
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDNA testing determined that Marcellus Williams is not linked to evidence from the crime scene,...
Amanda Knox will defend herself in an Italian court against a 16-year-old slander charge
KOAT Albuquerque· 6 days agoAmanda Knox will be back in an Italian courtroom this week to defend herself against a 16-year-old...
Colorado public defenders call for funding to respond to CBI lab scandal
Denver Post· 3 days agoThe Colorado... Public Defender in January sought $5 million in state funding to investigate claims...
Minnesota man's 2001 murder conviction should be overturned, officials say
AOL· 4 days agoA man who was convicted of murder in 2001 should be exonerated, a special unit of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office said Thursday, saying prosecutors used shoddy legal tactics and unreliable ...
State crime lab debacle had earlier warnings of misconduct from 'golden child' DNA scientist
Colorado Springs Gazette· 5 days agoThe Colorado Bureau of Investigation previously has blocked public release of the 94-page report,...
‘Junk science’ is being used in Australian courtrooms, and wrongful convictions are at stake
The Conversation· 5 days agoThe conviction of Robert Farquharson for the murder of his three sons on Father’s Day 2005 is being questioned in the media, with doubts raised about the reliability of prosecution ...
California judge digs into defense attorney in wrongful conviction case
Courthouse News Service· 3 days agoA federal judge on Friday lambasted the defense attorney in the civil case of a man wrongfully...
Sade Robinson's family files wrongful death suit against homicide suspect Maxwell Anderson
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 7 days agoResults for that DNA test have not been shared publicly yet. Without providing evidence, the lawsuit...
Attorney General review finds Minnesota man wrongly convicted of murder
Valley News Live· 3 days agoCounty of Brian Pippitt for first-degree murder be vacated. This marks the first time the CRU has...
Scientists are fixing flawed forensics that can lead to wrongful convictions
Science News· 4 days agoPeople have been wrongly jailed for forensic failures. Scientists are working to improve police...