Wednesday’s Quick Clicks…

Posted on May 16, 2012 by | 1 Comment

  • Kansas Supreme Court holds:  Jurors should not be instructed that the degree of certainty expressed by the witness at the time of an identification of the defendant is a factor they should weigh when evaluating the reliability of that eyewitness identification testimony. As worded in PIK Crim. 3d 52.20, this factor prompts the jury to conclude that an eyewitness identification evidence is more reliable when the witness expresses greater certainty. PIK Crim. 3d 52.20 should be modified accordingly.
  • More on the story reported yesterday about new breakthroughs suggesting Texas executed an innocent man here, here and here
  • Irish barrister to work this summer with IP in North Carolina (we fortunately have an Irish barrister volunteering for us this summer in Ohio as well)
  • 100% of attorneys at Hunt and Williams logged pro bono hours in the past 3 years (thank is part to the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project)
  • More on the efforts of the Virginia AG to exonerate Bennett Barbour
  • More on the debate over wrongful convictions and the CCRC in the UK
  • The exoneration in Illinois on Tuesday involved a man, Bennie Starks, who had been convicted based on bite mark evidence
  • More on the French wrongful conviction case, The Dreyfus Affair, that will be subject of upcoming feature film
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One response to “Wednesday’s Quick Clicks…”

  1. Carole McCartney's avatar Carole McCartney | May 16, 2012 at 9:31 am | Reply

    One piece of amazing news is that the Guardian piece on the Texan execution of an innocent man has been the most read article on their website all day yesterday! The website gets thousands of visitors a day so this is a big achievement!

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