Nicholas Stanley, the man convicted of murdering his family member’s molester, on Thursday received an 80-year prison sentence. Stanley’s attorney says he’ll appeal within 30 days. In a hearing that lasted about 45 minutes, Stanley thanked his supporters, while the victim’s mother…
Enter to Win: Fly First-Class to Your Dream Destination At the Race and Wrongful Conviction Symposium on Wrongful Conviction Day, exonerees, scholars, and Tommy Lee Walker's son traced how racism shapes a criminal case at every stage, from the first…
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a sentencing of convicted murderer Ryan S. Uopasarn earlier this year in Switzerland County Circuit Court. “The Indiana Court of Appeals has confirmed that Ryan Uopasarn’s trial was fair and the sentence handed down…
BENTON, Ky. — Aaron Dripps will see another hearing in late October as he continues toward a November trial in the case regarding the murder of Stephen Odom. Odom was found dead in Dripps' driveway in January of 2024 following a 911 call.
The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s motion for reconsideration seeking her release through a writ of habeas corpus, citing a “lack of merit.” In an eight-page resolution dated October 5, the appellate court clarified…
President of the Advocates’ Association of Jamaica (AAJ), Tamika Harris, is calling for greater recognition of early guilty pleas in Jamaica’s criminal justice system, arguing that they can spare victims further trauma and help reduce court backlogs. “Encouraging early guilty…
Adam Abdihakeem Adam, charged with three felonies and accused of shooting two teens at the Eden Prairie (MN) high school homecoming football game, is free. The homecoming game shooting occurred just over a week ago. Adam was arrested on Thursday…
Now Smith could be sent back to prison for the rest of it. A federal judge released him in 2024 under rules adopted after Congress passed the First Step Act, a landmark criminal justice law during President Donald Trump’s first term.
A wrongful conviction can take years of a person’s life away. New research shows that hundreds of people in New York have been cleared after being convicted of crimes they did not commit. The study was released by Davidoff Law…
An Oklahoma man who was originally sentenced to death more than 50 years ago, but is now serving a life sentence, is asking to be released from prison next week. Roger Rowbotham has been in prison for 52 years for holding Beverly…
Exonerations: people freed after wrongful convictions, convictions vacated and the cases behind them.
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