Monday’s Quick Clicks…

Posted on March 11, 2013 by | Leave a comment
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  • Will Texas get an innocence commission?
  • Polygraphs and false confessions in Chicago
  • The North Carolina State Bar has released this proposed formal ethics opinion in response to a letter from Professor Jason Huber of Charlotte School of Law.  The proposed opinion addresses the question of whether a prosecutor who has come to believe that someone was wrongfully convicted can condition the initiation of a new proceeding or a dismissal on the convicted person’s release of civil claims against relevant law enforcement officials, including prosecutors.  The opinion says, “no,” concluding that a “prosecutor may not condition initiation of or cooperation in a proceeding to dismiss a conviction upon the convicted person’s release of civil claims against the prosecutor, law enforcement authorities, or other public officials or entities.”
  • PA Innocence Project has staff attorney position open
  • Oklahoma Justice Commission unveils proposals
  • House in State of Washington passes exoneree compensation bill
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