Wrongful Conviction

The night of July 5, 1995, will forever be etched in the minds of the residents of Shuangjingzi, a small village located in China’s Liaoning Province. …

If you believe you have been wrongfully arrested by the police, it is important to remain calm and take the following steps: Stay Cooperative: It is crucial to remain calm, comply with the officer’s instructions, and avoid any confrontations or resistance. …

When I got entangled with the family court, I realized that the system doesn’t care about truth, justice, or even necessarily the welfare of the child. I listen to a lot of podcasts about wrongful convictions, and I had no idea that so many egregious miscarriages of justice happen. My own experience with the family court and hearing the statistics about wrongful convictions have made me wonder, “What if it happened to me?”

The victim’s husband and two others have since been charged with the murder — On April 13, 1998, when Terry Cheek didn’t show up for work, She was reported missing, and four days later, her body was found abandoned on the shore of Corona Lake in Riverside, California, and Terry had been strangled to death. Her two daughters and her husband, Googie Harris, were…

The Criminal Justice System: Broken and Unjust There is a rule in the criminal justice stem called the Brady Rule. The U.S. Supreme Court established the rule in Brady v Maryland (1963). It requires prosecutors to disclose all material and exculpatory evidence to the defense. Yet all across America, prosecutors…

“Dontae Sharpe didn’t do it. So the person that shot him is out.” — Theresa Newman, Dontae Sharpe’s Defense Attorney — This case hits close to home for me, literally. The area where Sharpe’s exoneration took place, Greenville, North Carolina, is where I was born, raised, and still live as an adult. However, despite living in the same area where Dontae Sharpe was arrested and exonerated, I had never heard about…

A Forgotten Case of Wrongful Conviction in Toronto Written by: Nate Hendley Narrated by: Doug James 4.5 stars Another miscarriage of justice Until this book, I wasn’t familiar with Ron Moffatt’s story, although I followed Steven Truscott’s story over the years. While wrongful convictions sadly happen, few cases were as flimsy as that against Moffatt. A kid with poor balance unable to ride a bike is convicted for an abduction/murder proven to have been committed on a bike, just to name one aspect, let alone the false conviction. So disappointing to know this happened in Canada and, to date, no apology.

He is 78 years old. He has been incarcerated for close to 46 years. He is innocent. On April 18, 1977 Leonard Peltier was convicted for alleged involvement in the killing two FBI officers, Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams, at Pine Ridge, South Dakota. …

A Corrupt Prosecutor, Then A Judge, And No Accountability It continues to be a problem with overzealous prosecutors rushing to further their careers at the expense of a man’s freedom. Why are prosecutors not held liable when they knowingly commit the crime of withholding evidence? In November 2001, Kent Heitholt…