Category Archives: False confessions

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Tipping Point: Is America finally saying no to prosecutorial overreach?

This week Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson ordered a special “court of inquiry” into former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson’s alleged misconduct in his prosecution of Michael Morton, proven innocent of murdering his wife after he served … Continue reading

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Innocence Project Founded in Taiwan on Dec.17, 2011

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Prof. Wang Jaw-Perng On Dec. 17, 2011, National Taiwan University law professor Wang Jaw-Perng and three local attorneys announced the establishment of Taiwan Innocence Project. Besides the above-mentioned four initiators, 33 people working in the fields of culture, medicine, religion and social … Continue reading

Nie Shubin Case of China: Wrongful Conviction?

Nie Shubin, a man of 20 years old, was executed in 1995 for raping and murdering a woman. In 2005, another man confessed to the same crimes, reportedly supplying persuasive crime scene details. On September 9, 2011, more than 60 scholars and lawyers called for retrial of the Nie Shubin case. Now the parents of Nie Shubin are still fighting to exonerate their executed son.

Click Mother’s fight to exonerate executed son galvanizes China to learn more about the case.