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Wrongfully Convicted In California: Are There Connections Between Exonerations, Prosecutorial And Police Procedures, And Justice Reforms, Justin Brooks, Zachary Brooks
Wrongfully Convicted In California: Are There Connections Between Exonerations, Prosecutorial And Police Procedures, And Justice Reforms, Justin Brooks, Zachary Brooks
Hofstra Law Review
The article discusses possible connections between judicial reform and police procedures in wrongfully convicted exonerations in the California judicial system. It presents statistics concerning wrongful convictions in California, the concept of misidentification in wrongful convictions, false confessions, and misleading DNA and forensic evidence.
Tunnel Vision: Causes, Effects, And Mitigation Strategies, Brian Reichart
Tunnel Vision: Causes, Effects, And Mitigation Strategies, Brian Reichart
Hofstra Law Review
The author discusses his experience concerning a case of actual innocence involving murder defendant Patricia "Patty" Prewitt with little chance of judicial remedy because of what is referred to as tunnel vision via confirmation bias on the part of legal authorities concerning the criminal investigation and subsequent trial of Prewitt, particularly a single-minded theory of culpability based on the gathered evidence. The article also discusses possible strategies of tunnel vision mitigation.
Contemporary Perspectives On Wrongful Conviction: An Introduction To The 2016 Innocence Network Conference, San Antonio, Texas, Gwen Jordan, Aliza B. Kaplan, Valena Beety, Kieth A. Findley
Contemporary Perspectives On Wrongful Conviction: An Introduction To The 2016 Innocence Network Conference, San Antonio, Texas, Gwen Jordan, Aliza B. Kaplan, Valena Beety, Kieth A. Findley
Hofstra Law Review
An introduction is presented that discusses various articles in the journal on the concept of wrongful conviction that were featured at the Innocence Network Conference in San Antonio, Texas, in April 2016.
Strange Bedfellows: Can Insurers Play A Role In Advancing Gideon's Promise, Jacqueline Mcmurtrie
Strange Bedfellows: Can Insurers Play A Role In Advancing Gideon's Promise, Jacqueline Mcmurtrie
Hofstra Law Review
The article discusses the role of insurers in advancing the principle of public defenders set out in the U.S. Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright, specifically the role of the group the Washington Cities Insurance Association (WCIA) in working with municipalities such as Mount Vernon, Washington, and Burlington, Washington, to bring public defense contracts into compliance with the decision in the Washington Supreme Court case Wilbur v. City of Mount Vernon.
The Worst Of The Worst: Heinous Crimes And Erroneous Evidence, Scott Phillips, Jamie Richardson
The Worst Of The Worst: Heinous Crimes And Erroneous Evidence, Scott Phillips, Jamie Richardson
Hofstra Law Review
The article discusses research conducted by scholar Samuel Gross and others on the question of whether the seriousness of a crime more often leads to wrongful convictions in the U.S. justice system, utilizing data from the U.S. National Registry of Exonerations (NRE) from 1989 to 2014. The article discusses various aspects of serious crimes, aggressive interrogation, and false confession.
The Collapsing Constitution, Michael D. Cicchini
The Collapsing Constitution, Michael D. Cicchini
Hofstra Law Review
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Marriage Equality, United States V. Windsor, And The Crisis In Equal Protection Jurisprudence, Susannah W. Pollvogt
Marriage Equality, United States V. Windsor, And The Crisis In Equal Protection Jurisprudence, Susannah W. Pollvogt
Hofstra Law Review
The article discusses equal protection jurisprudence in America in relation to the U.S. Supreme Court's (USSC's) ruling in the 2013 marriage equality case United States v. Windsor. The views of USSC Justice Anthony Kennedy are mentioned, along with an unconstitutional animus legal doctrine and a heightened rational basis standard of review. The U.S. Constitution's Equal Protection Clause is addressed in relation to the nation's discrimination laws.