Innocence Blog

Friday Roundup: Evidence of Misconduct

Posted: October 7, 2011 2:49 pm

A San Jose Mercury-News op-ed calls on attorneys and judges to report misconduct cases to the California Bar Association.

Attorneys for a New York City man who may have been wrongfully convicted of murder based on eyewitness misidentification are fighting to overturn the ruling with the city’s District Attorney

A California appeal court reopened a lawsuit against the city of San Jose over a fabricated crime lab report.

A Chicago-area man who spent 12 years in prison for a murder he did not commit will be compensated $1.25 million by the city as a result of police misconduct under former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge’s leadership.

New York exoneree Jeffrey Deskovic led the third Annual National Freedom March for the Wrongfully Convicted around the City County Building in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania on Monday.