Innocence Blog

Friday Roundup: Fighting Prosecutorial Misconduct and Eyewitness Misidentification

Posted: October 28, 2011 6:05 pm

An article at Huffington Post by Kirk Bloodsworth, the first death row DNA exoneree in the U.S., underlines the importance of DNA testing in Hank Skinner’s case before his scheduled November 9 execution.

USA Today reports on the launch of the Prosecutorial Oversight tour.

A former Baltimore prosecutor asked the governor to intervene in a murder case after new evidence created serious doubts as to the culpability of the perceived perpetrator.

New York’s top court ordered a new trial for a man convicted solely on eyewitness testimony.

Innocence Project Board member John Grisham appeared on The Takeaway to discuss his new novel, “The Litigators," and public policy advocacy.