Innocence Network Week in Review: February 8, 2013
02.08.13
The
Ohio Innocence Project
has
won the release of Douglas Prade
, who was wrongfully convicted of murdering his ex-wife in 1998. A new DNA test found that bite marks previously attributed to Prade and largely responsible for his conviction could not have been left by him.
In the wake of
a new motion
filed by the
Center on Wrongful Convictions
, asking for a new trial for Ronald Taylor, both the
Chicago Tribune
and
Chicago Sun Times
published editorials in support of giving Taylor the chance to prove his innocence. Records show that Taylor was in police custody on a disorderly conduct charge at the time the murder he was convicted of committing occurred.
California Innocence Project
exoneree Brian Banks appeared on American Public Media’s
The Story
to
talk about his false rape conviction
and the years it took to clear his name.
Death row exoneree
Ronald Kitchen
, a client of both the
Center on Wrongful Convictions
and
Life After Innocence
, is
seeking to depose former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley
as part of his lawsuit against former police Commander Jon Burge and the City of Chicago.
The
Duke Law Innocence Project
has filed a motion asking a court to
overturn the murder conviction of Charles Ray Finch
, who was convicted of the 1976 murder of Richard Lynn Holloman. Finch has served more than 36 years in prison.
Life After Innocence
and exoneree James Kluppelberg were profiled in a
Chicago Tribune
piece about the
hardships exonerees can still face even after their wrongful convictions have been overturned
. Cook County prosecutors plan to oppose Kluppelberg’s application for a certificate of innocence and without it, he is unable to receive compensation and cannot find employment.
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