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Blood Sugar Sex Magik: A Review Of Postconviction Dna Testing Statutes And Legislative Recommendations, Justin Brooks, Alexander Simpson
Blood Sugar Sex Magik: A Review Of Postconviction Dna Testing Statutes And Legislative Recommendations, Justin Brooks, Alexander Simpson
Justin P Brooks
Forty-eight states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government have adopted some form of postconviction DNA testing law. Some significant challenges arise when these laws are applied to cases like Richards, which do not involve rape kits but rather require a broader view of how DNA testing can prove innocence. Furthermore, the laws are not uniform, and in the politically charged atmosphere of criminal lawmaking, some of the laws are poorly thought out. This Article reviews these postconviction statutes from the perspective of practitioners who litigate these cases, while also exploring the major questions that ought to be addressed …
Redinocente: The Challenge Of Bringing Innocence Work To Latin America, Justin Brooks
Redinocente: The Challenge Of Bringing Innocence Work To Latin America, Justin Brooks
Justin P Brooks
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Find The Cost Of Freedom: The State Of Wrongful Conviction Compensation Statutes Across The Country And The Strange Legal Odyssey Of Timothy Atkins, Justin Brooks, Alexander Simpson
Find The Cost Of Freedom: The State Of Wrongful Conviction Compensation Statutes Across The Country And The Strange Legal Odyssey Of Timothy Atkins, Justin Brooks, Alexander Simpson
Justin P Brooks
Tim Atkins was wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit and spent 23 years in prison. Although compensation statutes like California's have admirable goals, Tim Atkins's case fell through some substantial cracks that prompted the Authors to write this Article. As two of the many lawyers who have worked on Tim's case over the years, it has been an incredibly frustrating journey to see him denied compensation after all that has been done to prove his innocence. California's statute is flawed and is being misinterpreted, just as other compensation statutes are flawed and misinterpreted around the country. This …