Monthly Archives: January 2012
Kentucky Supreme Court In Pursuit of “Righting” the Wrongs
Thanks to the persistent efforts of the Kentucky Innocence Project, Kerry Porter was exonerated after serving almost 15 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. However, with this victory, there are many questions left unanswered. The Kentucky … Continue reading
Posted in DNA Science, Exoneration
Tagged Kentucky Innocence Project, Kerry Porter, William Virgil, wrongful convinction
Freedom…30 Years Later
After having served three decades behind bars for a crime that he says he did not commit, a Dallas man finally had his conviction vacated on January 4. Ricky Dale Wyatt was charged with aggravated sexual assault in a series … Continue reading
Help Protect Conviction Integrity in Pennsylvania.
Senator Stewart Greenleaf has introduced bills in the Pennsylvania Senate that would put in action the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Wrongful Convictions. The first bill, SB 1337, would create a Committee on Conviction Integrity, which would examine any proven … Continue reading
Illinois Review Board Seeks to Exonerate Dead Man
The pursuit of justice never ends, not even after death. Paul Echols, a retired Carbondale, Illinois police officer and detective Jimmy Smith from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, seek to clear the name of Grover Thompson, a man who died in 1996 … Continue reading
Pennsylvania Crime Lab Bill Moves Forward
Legislation that would enable crime labs run by counties in Pennsylvania to receive a share of the costs incurred from people convicted of crimes moves forward in becoming a law. House Bill 1769 is sponsored by Representative Frank Farry and … Continue reading
Posted in Pennsylvania Law
Tagged Bucks County, crime lab, David Hecker, Frank Farry, Pennslyvania, Pennslyvania legistation
