In the aftermath of the wrongful rape conviction of Joe Jones and the mounting evidence that eyewitness misidentification is a widespread cause of wrongful conviction, the Topeka Police Department has instituted new policies for eyewitness identification. “Eyewitness identification has for…
Frank O’Connell, incarcerated the last 27 years for a murder he always maintained he didn’t commit, will likely be released from prison after a judge granted him bail last Friday. O’Connell, 54, a former Glendora High School football star, always…
Shakara Robertson, Marcus Smith and Darryl Washington were exonerated on Friday after a judge declared them actually innocent. The three Dallas men had been convicted of a purse snatching in 1994 on the basis of eyewitness identification which turned out…