Two defendants exonerated of murder in NY last Friday, but ordered to be supervised by court for 90 days, cannot be released until Wednesday because that is when ankle monitors will be once again available- In the UK, The University of Bristol Innocence Project has received the 2012 Pro Bono Award at the Bristol Law Society’s Annual Awards in recognition of its work in obtaining an appeal for the 30-year old case of William (‘Wullie’) Beck. The award, which recognises ‘excellence’ in pro bono work, was presented to UoBIP members for their work on the case of Wullie Beck, who was arrested in 1981 for an armed robbery of a post van. Mr Beck served six years of imprisonment for his conviction based exclusively on eyewitness identification.
- Federal judge find parts of expert cell tower analysis inadmissible under Daubert
- NPR story on case of Wisconsin Innocence Project (listen here): New video enhancement technology could lead to a new trial for a man convicted of armed robbery. But some on the high court fear using new technology to challenge old convictions could overwhelm the courts with new cases.
- A federal appeals court has overturned the guilty verdict of a Chicago woman who has been in prison for seven years for the strangulation of her 4-year-old son. Details here.
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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 Project | Email | ProfileContributing Editors
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Kana Sasakura
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