Category Archives: Case Updates
Case Update: Freedom for Debra Brown!
Last Monday, Debra Brown was released from prison after being declared factually innocent of the 1993 murder of her friend and boss Lael Brown. Judge Michael DiReda awarded Brown $570,780 in compensation for her time spent in prison, of which … Continue reading
Posted in Case Updates, Exoneration
Update: Derrick Williams’ Conviction is Overturned!
As we wrote a few weeks ago, DNA evidence proved that Derrick Williams did not commit the rape for which he was sentenced to life in prison. On Tuesday, March 29, Circuit Judge Marc Gilner overturned Williams’ conviction and prison … Continue reading
Posted in Case Updates, Exoneration
Marshall Hale Was Proven Innocent In 1984: Why Is He Still In Prison??
Marshall Hale has been imprisoned for 26 years for rape. The thing is, according to the Commonwealth’s forensic technician who testified at his trial, he was not the one who committed the crime. The trial testimony established that the victim … Continue reading
Posted in Case Updates, DNA Science, Forensic Science, Witness Identifications
FOX29 Investigates Possible Wrongful Conviction
In an extraordinary piece, the FOX29 investigative news team looked into a possible wrongful conviction which the courts are powerless to fix. Gerald Washington was convicted in 1986 of sexually molesting his three young sons, all of whom testified against … Continue reading
Posted in Case Updates, Pennsylvania Law, Recantation
Pennsylvania Innocence Project on FOX29 News
The local FOX station, WTXF, asked Marissa to come by and talk about the Fernando Bermudez case, and eyewitness identification cases generally. We’ll try to embed the video, but you can see it here.
Posted in Case Updates, Exoneration, Witness Identifications
Supreme Court gives with one hand and denies with the other.
This past week saw two nearly diametrically opposed decisions eminate fom the United States Supreme Court: District Attorney’s Office v. Osborne and Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts. The two cases provide a fascinating look into the thinking of the High Court. One … Continue reading
Posted in Case Updates, DNA Science
Tagged constitutional rights, crime scene, DNA, Exoneration, judicial opinion
