Jonathan Fleming was exonerated on April 8th after spending nearly 25 years in prison for a 1989 murder in Brooklyn, New York that he did not commit. Fleming, 51, was released after new evidence was discovered in his case, including…
Leading participants, experts, and scholars of criminal justice in the United States met last weekend during a two-day conference organized by the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. The Quattrone Center’s…
The Supreme Court has the opportunity to take a stand against prosecutorial misconduct this Friday when the justices will decide whether or not to hear Wolfe v. Clarke. Wolfe v. Clarke involves a murder conviction that was overturned due to…
Antonio Yarbough and Sharrif Wilson of Brooklyn, New York, were exonerated Thursday after spending more than 21 years behind bars for three murders they did not commit. In 1992, Yarbough’s mother, sister, and another girl were stabbed and strangled to…
The Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP), acting as amicus, assisted veteran appellate and post-conviction attorney Marc Zilversmit in reversing the conviction of Jamal Trulove, wrongfully convicted of murder after a single eyewitness implicated him in a killing San Francisco. On…
Former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson was briefly jailed April 19, then released on bail after a district judge determined there was probable cause that Anderson violated state law by lying to a trial judge to win the conviction…
Right after being sworn in as the new Lake County State’s Attorney, Mike Nerheim announced he is creating an independent Case Review panel. The panel, which will be appointed by Nerheim, will review criminal cases where there is a question…
On November 14, the Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) hosted exoneree Gloria Killian, co-author of “Full Circle, A True Story of Murder, Lies and Vindication” at its Breakfast Briefing series. Killian gave an amazing presentation detailing her wrongful conviction for…
Full Circle: A True Story of Murder, Lies and Vindication While a third-year law student, Gloria Killian was arrested and convicted of a robbery and murder she did not commit, and even faced the death penalty for the crimes. She…
Ken Anderson, a former Williamson County, Texas District Attorney and current judge faces disciplinary action by the State Bar of Texas after charges were filed on October 24. Anderson is charged with withholding evidence in the trial of Michael Morton…
