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Texas court finds Kerry Max Cook innocent of 1977 murder, ending decades-long quest for exoneration
Associated Press· 1 day agoCook was released from prison in 1997 and Smith County prosecutors set aside his conviction in 2016....
San Jose to pay record $12 million to settle wrongful conviction suit from exonerated man
San Jose Mercury News· 3 days agoLionel Rubalcava, 45, was exonerated and freed from prison in 2019 after the Northern California...
San José to pay record settlement of $12 million to man exonerated in 2002 gang shooting
Los Angeles Times· 3 days agoMembers of the council approved the settlement but did not issue a statement or comment on the...
No charges in ATF killing over paperwork firearms violation
Reason.com· 2 days agoAgents of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) suspected that Bryan...
Woman's Conviction for 1980 Murder Is Overturned — and Judge Believes Cop Did It
People via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIf exonerated, Hemme would be the longest serving woman known to be wrongfully convicted in U.S....
Documents show a litany of allegations against Ogden Highway Superintendent Dan Wolf
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 1 day agoConfronted with the...complaint. On that day, Christopher Mears, then the town's police chief, told...
After A Wrongful Conviction Caused A Black Man To Spend 24 Years In Prison, He's Getting Paid
The Root· 3 days agoAfter spending 24 years in prison due to a wrongful conviction, Darryl Anthony Howard will finally...
Woman's Conviction for 1980 Murder Is Overturned — and Judge Believes Cop Did It
People Magazine· 4 days ago“It would be difficult to imagine that the State could prove Ms. Hemme’s guilt beyond a reasonable...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoJust look at Clifford Williams Jr., a Black man who was convicted of murder in...innocence and statements from dozens of people who could account for their whereabouts during the murder, Williams ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 days agoMelvin and George DeJesus filed a $125 million lawsuit after serving 25 years on a wrongful conviction in a 1995 rape and murder case. According to the Detroit Free Press, the two claim that ...
