Innocence Blog

Friday Roundup: Prosecutorial Misconduct and Preventing Wrongful Convictions

Posted: March 18, 2011 12:53 pm

Nevada assemblywoman amends her own eyewitness identification reform bill and points to educating law enforcement.

Wisconsin Governor wants to spend close to $1 million to prevent an escalating DNA backlog, despite claims the problem was solved last year.

Pennsylvania Superior Court will allow expert testimony in false confession case.

A South Carolina murder conviction is overturned due to prosecutorial misconduct, despite evidence suggesting guilt.

Ohio democrats to introduce legislation abolishing the state’s death penalty in an effort to ensure the wrongfully convicted don’t face lethal injections.