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December 2011
The Innocence Network released its 2011 Report today. Network members exonerated 21 people nationwide this year who served a combined total of 265 years in prison for crimes they did not commit.
December 21, 2011 at 3:23 PM
NCIP was proud to have secured 3 of those 21 exonerations! Many thanks to all our supporters who helped make this year so successful!
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Illinois prosecutor to retire early after making "inappropriate" comments
December 09, 2011 at 3:39 PM
Lake County, Illinois prosecutor Michael Mermel will retire in January. Mermel lost the support of many county officials after making "inappropriate" comments to the media about the continued prosecution of cases where the DNA does not match the defendant.
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NCIP's December 14th Breakfast Briefing is around the corner!
December 06, 2011 at 10:19 AM
Join us for "Case Files: The Exoneration of Obie Anthony" where Obie and his NCIP lawyers, Linda Starr and Paige Kaneb, will be speaking.
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Prosecutorial Misconduct
December 05, 2011 at 3:05 PM
This editorial about the prosecutorial misconduct in the case of Ted Stevens appeared in the New York Times recently.
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New police protocols in San Francisco could help witnesses ID criminals!
December 02, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Kudos to new SF Police Chief Greg Suhr who announced their
adoption of sequential lineups - in which the suspects are shown to the
witness one at a time, as opposed to all at once - to reduce mistaken
eyewitness identifications. The change will take place January 1st.
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