Judge in Mexico recommends release of French citizen Florence Cassez, who was convicted in Mexico of kidnapping. Many French citizens believe Cassez was wrongfully convicted, and now it appears the judge has similar concerns
- Two police officers in Aurora, Illinois did the right thing in following up leads that led to exoneration (more here)
- Kansas exoneree Joe Jones relieved that CODIS DNA database entry of the DNA from his case results in a “cold hit” to the true perpetrator
- Houston lawyer exposes the prosecutorial misconduct involved in the Michael Morton wrongful conviction case
- Television drama about the Great Mint Swindle, a famous wrongful conviction case in Australia, airs Sunday night in New Zealand
- Governor in Maryland considers clemency petition of Innocence Project client; prosecutor supports the petition, saying he would not have brought the charges if he knew then what he knows now
Blog Editor
Mark Godsey
Daniel P. & Judith L. Carmichael Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law; Director, Center for the Global Study of Wrongful Conviction; Director, Rosenthal Institute for Justice/Ohio Innocence ProjectOrder Here
Contributing Editors
Justin Brooks
Professor, California Western School of Law; Director, California Innocence ProjectOrder his book Wrongful Convictions Cases & Materials 2d ed. hereCheah Wui Ling
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of SingaporeDaniel Ehighalua
Nigerian BarristerJessica S. Henry
Associate Professor of Justice Studies, Montclair UniversityCarey D. Hoffman
Director of Digital Communications, Ohio Innocence Project@OIPCommunicati1Shiyuan Huang
Associate Professor, Shandong University Law School; Visiting Scholar, University of Cincinnati College of LawC Ronald Huff
Professor of Criminology, Law & Society and Sociology, University of California-IrvinePhil Locke
Science and Technology Advisor, Ohio Innocence Project and Duke Law Wrongful Convictions ClinicDr. Carole McCartney
Reader in Law, Faculty of Business and Law, Northumbria UniversityNancy Petro
Author and Advocate Order her book False Justice hereKana Sasakura
Professor, Faculty of Law, Konan University Innocence Project JapanDr. Robert Schehr
Professor, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Northern Arizona University; Executive Director, Arizona Innocence ProjectUlf Stridbeck
Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, NorwayMartin Yant
Author and Private Investigator Order his book Presumed Guilty here
The Greatest Mint Swindle is in Australia not New Zealand.
Thank you. Duly noted.