Thursday’s Quick Clicks…

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Mark Godsey | Leave a comment

Reward for information leading to the arrest of the party or parties responsible for the crimes in the West Memphis 3 case increased to $200,000
John Ramsey, father of JonBenet Ramsay who lived for years under the cloud of having murdered his own daughter before being exonerated, writes of his ordeal
Negotiations on innocence reforms and DNA database expansion in NY nearing the end; vote coming up soon
Michael Wayne Hash (case previously covered here) set free yesterday
Northern California Innocence Project exoneree Franky Carrillo enjoys his 1 year anniversary of the day he was freed
More on the Maryland case where the Innocence Project is seeking exoneration in a conviction that involved junk science and state’s “expert witness” falsifying his credentials
How juror misconduct–like referring to Ouija boards for guidance–results in miscarriages of justice in Australia
Connecticut considers repealing death penalty, in part because of wrongful convictions; issues arise in Missouri as well
Shujaa Graham, the 20^th Death Row exoneree, to speak in Kentucky
Boise State sends DNA expert Dr. Greg Hampikian out on the speakers circuit (he spoke at Cincinnati this year and those in the audience said it was one of the best presentations they had ever attended)

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