Perfect example of junk science and jailhouse snitch witnesses coming together to cause a miscarriage of justice.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2020/09/13/an-exonerated-man-adjusts-to-life-in-tampa-after-37-years-away/
Large-scale study highlights the need for more police training and funding to reduce wrongful convictions.
https://www.newsbreak.com/michigan/detroit/news/2060851502612/report-official-misconduct-to-blame-in-bevy-of-wrongful-convictions
Report: Official misconduct to blame in bevy of wrongful convictions | News Break
Great to see this Conviction Integrity Unit calling out junk science and snitch witnesses!
https://www.tampabay.com/news/hillsborough/2020/08/26/state-attorney-dna-exonerates-man-in-1983-tampa-murder/
TAMPABAY.COM
State Attorney: DNA exonerates man in 1983 Tampa murder
The unit has secured 20 exonerations since its founding in 2017.
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CIU Expansion Offers Hope For Wrongfully Convicted
Mueller Law Firm is honored to represent Edward Khalil who was recently exonerated by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office after its Conviction Integrity Unit, headed by attorney Valerie Newman, determined he was innocent of the murder for which he spent 7.5 years behind bars.
https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/about.aspx
The National Registry of Exonerations - Exoneration Registry
The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Nort...
The National Registry of Exonerations - Exoneration Registry
The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Nort...
The National Registry of Exonerations - Exoneration Registry
The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Nort...
The National Registry of Exonerations - Exoneration Registry
The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Nort...
The National Registry of Exonerations - Exoneration Registry
The National Registry of Exonerations is a project of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society at University of California Irvine, the University of Michigan Law School and Michigan State University College of Law. It was founded in 2012 in conjunction with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Nort...
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The most effective unit in the country!
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2020/07/22/wayne-county-prosecutor-wants-expand-wrongful-conviction-unit/5485742002/
DETROITNEWS.COM
Wayne County prosecutor wants to expand wrongful conviction unit
Witness tampering is one of the five categories of law enforcement misconduct.
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Report: Misconduct Causes Half Of Wrongful Convictions
Happens more than we'd like to think. More problematic is confirmation bias that leads to wrongful convictions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/us/annie-dookhan-massachusetts-convictions.html
NYTIMES.COM
108 Convictions Tied to Massachusetts Chemist’s Misconduct May Be Vacated
Mueller Law Firm is honored to represent Walter Forbes as he seeks to find his way in a strange new world after 38 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Fortunately, Michigan has a wrongful compensation statute that will provide some compensation but will never make up for his adult life being taken away. His strength and grace is truly remarkable!
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/14/jackson-michigan-walter-forbes-exonerated-4-decades-prison/6537810002/
Michigan man imprisoned for nearly 4 decades exonerated after witness admits to lying
Mueller Law Firm congratulates its client, Bernard Howard, on his complete exoneration today after serving 26 years in prison for a crime the Wayne County Prosecutor says he did not commit. Thank you to the great work of Val Newman and the Conviction Integrity Unit, Claudia Whitman of NCCAN, and Beth Morrow, Bernard’s criminal defense lawyer. It took a team effort to right this egregious wrong. Though no amount of money can make up for over a quarter century of one’s life stolen from him, we will strive to obtain just compensation so he can have a head start in his new life.
https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-father-exonerated-after-26-years-behind-bars
WXYZ.COM
Detroit father exonerated after 26 years behind bars
Mueller Law Firm congratulates its client, Bernard Howard, on his complete exoneration after serving 26 years in prison for a crime the Wayne County Prosecutor says he did not commit. It took a team effort to right this egregious wrong. Though no amount of money can make up for over a quarter century of one’s life stolen from him, we will strive to obtain just compensation so he can have a head start in his new life.
https://www.wxyz.com/news/detroit-father-exonerated-after-26-years-behind-bars?fbclid=IwAR2b9bqLxCdHrhBBYf0baox7-WmI650nJ4sBb5EdBpYfJw1hKskD9BamF-8
Detroit father exonerated after 26 years behind bars
https://www.facebook.com/97466887664/posts/10157641293882665/?sfnsn=mo
SLATE.COM
Fingerprint and Firearm Experts Are Using Misleading Math to Appear Infallible
The beginning of the end to qualified immunity for government employees?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-might-finding-way-090009786.html?guccounter=1
NEWS.YAHOO.COM
The Supreme Court might be finding its way to overturning 'qualified immunity'
A great article on the difficulty exonerees have readjusting to life on the outside after years, sometimes decades, in prison following a wrongful conviction.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/04/13/the-price-of-a-life?fbclid=IwAR1kEwe8ig3qFUrZsp89xjZMXX1xNh6Lr5aS7WdnKGlgw0uFvOBAHgOIy2c
The Cost of a Stolen Life
Congratulations to Mueller Law Firm clients, George Clark, Marvin Cotton, Walter Forbes, Kevin Harrington, Bernard Howard, and Anthony Legion who received Spirit of Detroit awards as Wrongfully Convicted Heroes from the Detroit City Council! Your strength and perseverance is inspiring! And thanks to Pastor Devezin for making it happen!
fox2detroit.com/news/two-men-suing-inkster-city-detectives-after-wrongfully-spending-17-years-in-prison
Two men suing Inkster city, detectives after wrongfully spending 17 years in prison
https://www.wxyz.com/news/men-imprisoned-18-years-for-murder-they-didnt-commit-suing-former-inkster-detectives-city
Men imprisoned 18 years for murder they didn't commit suing former Inkster detectives, city
Mueller Law Firm is honored to represent George Clark and Kevin Harrington in their effort to get to the bottom of their 17.5 year wrongful murder convictions. It took a great effort by many lawyers and the Wayne County Conviction Integrity Unit to reach this great day!
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2021/01/05/wrongfully-convicted-men-sue-inkster-2-ex-cops-160-million/4141850001/
Wrongfully convicted men sue Inkster, cops for $160M
Do police informants make reliable witnesses?
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False Testimony Leads To 26 Years In Jail
THEMARSHALLPROJECT.ORG
Colorado Tries New Way To Punish Rogue Cops
Mark Godsey shared a link to the group: Blind Injustice.
January 10 at 4:23 PM ·
Mark Godsey shared a link to the group: Blind Injustice.
January 10 at 4:23 PM ·
Detroit News: Freed after 26 years, victim of faulty testimony feels 'amazing'
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2021/02/03/man-imprisoned-murder-faulty-testimony-since-94-freed/4379848001/
Freed after 26 years, victim of faulty testimony feels 'amazing'
Congratulations to Larry Smith and Val Newman of the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office for freeing a man who served 26 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Today, justice was served!
WATCH: Wayne County man wrongfully imprisoned for 26 years released - https://www.wxyz.com/news/wayne-co-prosecutor-issues-grant-of-relief-for-prisoner-convicted-of-murder-in-1994
WATCH: Wayne County man wrongfully imprisoned for 26 years released
Faulty jailhouse informant testimonies may lead to more wrongfully convicted men being released from prison.
fox2detroit.com/news/more-wrongfully-accused-prisoners-will-be-released-bedhind-fault-snitch-program
Faulty jailhouse informant testimonies may lead to more wrongfully convicted men being released from prison
I was proud to appear on Fox2's Let it Rip with Ken Nixon, who was freed by the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office this week after serving 15 years in prison for a double-murder he did not commit. His story highlights the Conviction Integrity Unit's commitment to correcting the flaws in the system that bring about wrongful convictions.
https://www.fox2detroit.com/video/903255
FOX2DETROIT.COM
Let It Rip Weekend
https://www.clickondetroit.com/video/news/2021/03/01/exonerees-given-championship-belts-at-kronk-boxing-community-center/
CLICKONDETROIT.COM
Exonerees given championship belts at Kronk Boxing Community Center
Congratulations to Valerie Newman and the Wayne County CIU for obtaining long-overdue justice for 27 men in just three years of existence, including Mueller Law Firm clients Kevin Harrington and Bernard Howard!
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/01/us/wayne-county-michigan-conviction-integrity-unit-exonerations/index.html
CNN.COM
This Wayne County, Michigan, program is helping exonerate people for crimes they didn't commit. Now it's going statewide
The wrongfully convicted now have new opportunities in Michigan.
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What To Know About Conviction Relief
