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Innocence Project television special premieres at event tonight in Connecticut
Posted: June 7, 2007 11:51 am
Join Innocence Project Co-Director Barry Scheck and two men exonerated by DNA testing at a special free event tonight in Greenwich, Connecticut. The program features the world premiere of a new television special, "Proof of Innocence." The special covers the case of Clark McMillan, who served 22 years in Tennessee prisons for a rape he didn't commit. The special is scheduled to air on the Discovery Channel June 12th.
Mr. McMillan will join Mr. Scheck at the event tonight, along with Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, New Jersey exoneree David Shephard, and Innocence Project Staff Attorney Vanessa Potkin, the attorney on Mr. McMillian’s case.
Tonight's event begins at 6:45 p.m. and is free and open to the public. To RSVP, call 212-364-5976
Tags: Connecticut, Clark McMillan, David Shephard
Tomorrow on Discovery Times: Proof of Innocence
Posted: June 11, 2007 11:32 am
A television special on the case of Clark McMillan airs Tuesday night at 10 p.m. EDT on Discovery Times channel. In 1980, McMillan was convicted of a rape he didn’t commit in Memphis, Tennessee. He served 22 years in prison before DNA testing proved his innocence. The 60-minute feature is entitled "Proof of Innocence."
For local listings, click here.
Tags: Tennessee, Clark McMillan
The Innocence Project on TV and radio today
Posted: June 12, 2007 10:16 am
Listen online today at 4 pm EDT for the part one of National Public Radio’s two-part profile of Larry Peterson, who was exonerated in 2006 after serving more than 16 years for a murder he didn’t commit.
Watch Discovery Times channel tonight for the premiere of “Proof of Innocence” featuring the case of Clark McMillan, who served 22 years in prison for a rape he didn’t commit. The show airs at 10 pm EDT, 9 pm Central. Click here to find Discovery Times Channel on your cable (enter your zip code, choose your cable provider and look for "DTIMES").
Last night, Innocence Project Co-Director Barry Scheck and Byron Halsey, who was recently released from New Jersey prison, joined Charlie Rose for a roundtable conversation. Click here to watch online now.
Tags: Clark McMillan, Larry Peterson
Six years ago today: Clark McMillan exonerated in Tennessee
Posted: May 2, 2008 5:11 pm
On May 2, 2002, Innocence Project client Clark McMillan became the 108th person exonerated in the United States by DNA evidence. He served 22 years in Tennessee prison for a rape and robbery he didn’t commit before his release.
The crime happened in 1979, when a 16-year-old girl and her boyfriend were attacked in Memphis. Both were robbed and the girl was raped by the perpetrator. The two victims were first shown a photo lineup including McMillan – the girl selected no one and the boyfriend pointed to someone else. Police then showed the victims a live lineup. This time the girl identified McMillan, but the boyfriend selected a “filler” – a non-suspect inserted in the lineup as a control. At trial, both identified McMillan as the perpetrator. Additionally, neither victim mentioned during the investigation that the perpetrator walked with a limp, which McMillan did. At trial, however, the female victim added the limp to her description of the perpetrator.
McMillan’s case illustrates how unreliable eyewitness identifications can be. Learn more about his case here, and read about other eyewitness misidentifications here.
The first DNA exoneration in the United States was in 1989. McMillan was the 108th exoneree in 2002 – it took 13 years for the first 108 people to be exonerated by DNA evidence. But in the last six years, another 108 people have been cleared by DNA testing – bringing today’s total to 216 people exonerated by DNA evidence. How many more will be cleared in the next six years? View a chart of exonerations by year since 1989.
Other exoneration anniversaries this week
Thursday: Drew Whitley, Pennsylvania (Served 16.5 Years, Exonerated 5/1/06)
Saturday: Danny Brown, Ohio (Served 18.5 Years, Exonerated 5/3/01)
Tags: Danny Brown, Clark McMillan, Drew Whitley
Clark McMillan Marks Seven Years Free
Posted: April 30, 2009 7:02 pm
Saturday will mark the seventh anniversary of Clark Jerome McMillan’s exoneration in Tennessee. On May 2, 2002, he walked out of a Tennessee courthouse a free man after 22 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
In 1980, McMillan was convicted of rape and robbery with a deadly weapon. The conviction was based on questionable eyewitness identifications and a flawed lineup procedure. McMillan walked with an obvious limp, but neither the 16-year old victim, nor her boyfriend who had been present at the crime scene, mentioned a limp in their initial descriptions of the perpetrator. At trial, however, the limp was added to the victim’s description.
The first photo lineup shown to the victims included a photo of McMillan, but the victim picked no one and her boyfriend identified another person in the lineup. At the live lineup, the victim identified McMillan but the boyfriend again selected someone else. Nevertheless, at trial both identified McMillan in a line-up. Although McMillan’s alibi was supported by his sister and girlfriend, McMillan was convicted and sentenced to 119 years in prison.
In 1997 the Innocence Project accepted McMillan’s case. After years spent tracking down his files and evidence and negotiating a protocol for testing, DNA testing was finally done on biological evidence in the rape kit and the results excluded McMillan as a possible perpetrator. After more than two decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, McMillan was finally freed.
Other Exoneration Anniversary This Week:
Friday: Drew Whitley, Pennsylvania (Served 16.5 Years, Exonerated 2006)
Tags: Clark McMillan