Tag Archives: wrongful convinction
Holding Prosecutors Accountable in Wrongful Convictions
The story is all too familiar. Michael Morton, a Texas father, served almost 24 years in prison for a crime–a brutal murder of his beloved wife–that he did not commit. He was freed after DNA testing indicated he was not … Continue reading
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
Wrongfully Convincted Man Awaits Financial Compensation from the State of Florida
At 21 years of age, William Dillon was arrested for a rape and murder that he did not commit. He was then convicted of these crimes, spending the next 27 years in seven different Florida prisons. In 2005, the Innocence … Continue reading
Posted in DNA Science
Tagged Broward County, Eric Brody, Florida, Innocence Project, Mike Haridopolos, William Dillon, wrongful convinction
