Friday Roundup: The West Memphis 3 Celebrate Freedom
08.26.11
A Missouri man convicted of murder
claims innocence
and suggests prosecutorial misconduct led to his wrongful conviction.
The Chicago Tribune
takes a closer look
at the alleged real perpetrator in an Illinois wrongful conviction case.
The West Memphis Three
celebrated their first night of freedom
with Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and the Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines. Texas exoneree Chris Ochoa
discussed his wrongful conviction
and exoneration on “The Story” from American Public Media.
A new collection of essays
by students at the University of Houston Law Center looks at the causes of wrongful convictions and other criminal justice issues.
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