...When the Birmingham Six case was quashed, a Royal Commission was established with the object, among others, of seeking to ensure that miscarriages of justice would never occur again. This chapter reviews wrongful convictions which have occurred in the past. However, it also takes account...

...This chapter tackles the work on Clyde Kennard's behalf in Chicago as a joint effort between the Center on Wrongful Convictions and Stevenson High School's National History Day Club. According to Center on Wrongful Conviction's Steve Drizin, the University of Southern Mississippi vested interest...

...The chapter opens with two cases that were vital to the innocence movement: the wrongful convictions of Gary Dotson in Illinois and David Vasquez in Virginia, who were the first two individuals to be exonerated in the United States using DNA. After telling these stories, the authors provide a big...

...The chapter begins by discussing commentary from the famed novelist John Grisham, who has suggested that the public cares little about fixing the problems associated with wrongful convictions. This prompts the authors to ask, How supportive the public is of innocence reforms, who...

... in the investigation. This chapter examines the European law and practice of police interrogation of suspects of crime, and more specifically the extent to which wrongful convictions have led to reform of interrogations in six countries: Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Before...

.... The evidence is clear that capital punishment is arbitrary and costly, does not act as a deterrent, produces wrongful convictions, and is littered with a history of racial discrimination. Perhaps even worse than capital punishment missing the mark in terms of its intended effects, it inflicts significant...

...This chapter examines a variety of prosecutorial choices before trial that may contribute to wrongful convictions, with particular emphasis on decisions about charging crimes. It begins by explaining the rules governing a prosecutor's decision to file a criminal charge before moving to a discussion...

...This chapter focuses on prosecutorial choices before trial that may contribute to wrongful convictions, with particular emphasis on decisions about full disclosure of evidence to the defense. It begins with an overview of the legal and ethical landscape of disclosure and goes on to discuss evidence...

...This chapter considers prosecutorial choices before trial that may contribute to wrongful convictions, with particular emphasis on decisions about plea bargaining. Plea agreements are based on a strong presumption of correctness. The point of plea bargaining is to achieve a quick, tidy, and final...

... of proper summation by prosecutors and goes on to explain how summation misconduct results in wrongful convictions. It then considers the reasons for the prevalence of prosecutorial misconduct during summation and offers suggestions to address the problem of improper closing arguments. closing arguments...

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... for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland since 1997, before discussing its composition, powers, applications, how it makes referrals to the court, and systemic reforms designed to reduce wrongful convictions. It also considers the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission (SCCRC), the North Carolina Innocence...

... Crotzger Alan Miller Neil Thompson Jennifer Flores Charles Don Watson v Commonwealth of Virginia eyewitness identification signal detection theory confidence and accuracy confidence–accuracy characteristic (CAC) plot estimator variables wrongful convictions Something is surprisingly wrong...

..., eyewitness misidentification is the greatest contributing factor to wrongful convictions proven by DNA testing. This chapter offers a close examination of this tension between the enormous epistemic weight that eyewitness testimony is afforded in criminal proceedings and the fact that there are important...

...The chapter opens with the story of exoneree compensation reform in Texas, which was driven in large part by the wrongful conviction of Timothy Cole. The authors then cover the breadth of state policy reforms around wrongful convictions but focus on five key priority areas that have been...

...The price of capital trials, appeals, and clemency proceedings have skyrocketed since the U.S. Supreme Court lifted its moratorium on the death penalty, but this has not translated to more reliable case outcomes—the rate of serious reversible error and wrongful convictions has steadily increased...

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... confessions limitations of Miranda wrongful convictions Question: “Should suspects have a right to have a lawyer present before being questioned by the police?” Answer: “Suspects who are innocent of a crime should. But the thing is you don’t have any suspects who are innocent of a crime. That’s...

... of whether there are any solutions. In particular, it explains how plea bargaining and penal orders may lead to wrongful convictions. Finally, it discusses prospects for reform of plea bargaining in the United States and in civil law systems in Europe. References Gwladys Gilliéron , Public...

... Office Chief of Counsel for War Crimes OCC Wolff Karl Final Solution Kempner Robert M W Law No 10 London Charter McCloy John J Sauter Fritz genocide mens rea retributive justice war criminals documentary record wrongful acquittals wrongful convictions It is always tempting to look back...