Judge and former prosecutor Ken Anderson took the stand in his own defense Friday capping a week-long hearing into whether Anderson should face criminal charges for failing to disclose evidence that exonerated Michael Morton of his wife’s murder. Morton spent…
Author and contributing editor to the Wrongful Convictions Blog Nancy Petro wrote a great article on the progress toward improving our criminal justice system made in 2012. She highlighted ten notable advances: 1. Twenty-two exonerations were won in 2012 according…
On November 30, 2012, Alfonso Gomez became Orange County’s ninth exoneration based on eyewitness misidentification, according to the National Registry of Exonerations. During Gomez’s trial, deputy district attorney Howard Gundy told the jury that the two witnesses who identified Gomez…
Rep. Johnnie Bell (D-Glasgow) is again proposing his bill to expand post-conviction DNA testing hoping that the legislation will finally make it through the legislative process in the 2013 session. Bell has proposed similar bills three times, one of which…
Right after being sworn in as the new Lake County State’s Attorney, Mike Nerheim announced he is creating an independent Case Review panel. The panel, which will be appointed by Nerheim, will review criminal cases where there is a question…
The Oregon Supreme Court unanimously ruled earlier this month to change the way that eyewitness identification can be used in criminal trials. The ruling shifts the burden of proof to prosecutors. The prosecution must now show that identification evidence is…
In 1995, Obie Anthony was wrongfully convicted of murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and nearly escaped death row. Anthony spent 17 years in prison until he was freed last October with the…
Join NCIP for a special event on Oct. 11, when two men who spent a cumulative 35 years behind bars for crimes they did not commit –one coming within days of execution – will be among the featured speakers at…
In a new study, published in the Psychological Science journal, Neil Brewer of Flinders University and his team discovered a new type of lineup that produced identifications 20 to 30 percent more accurate than conventional lineups. The new lineup, based…
Alprentiss Nash, 37, became the first person to have their conviction overturned solely by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office new Conviction Integrity Unit. State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez created the unit in February and after a re-investigation of Nash’s case,…
