Bill Moushey, professor of journalism at Point Park University, is on a national media tour for his newest book, Game Over.
Moushey is co-author with former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writer Robert Dvorchak of the book about former Penn State University assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
HarperCollins Publishers released the title on April 17, which is the first hardcover to be published on the …
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JOURNALISM PROFESSOR’S BOOK ATTRACTING NATIONAL ATTENTION
April 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
New State Office to Review Questionable Convictions
April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York State attorney general, is creating a bureau to investigate criminal cases across the state in which convictions have been called into question.
The Conviction Review Bureau represents the first statewide initiative by a law enforcement agency to address potential wrongful convictions, at a time when many in the state’s criminal justice system, including …
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Jordan Brown held responsible for killings
April 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
Jordan Brown was found delinquent today in a juvenile proceeding for killing his father's pregnant fiancee with a shotgun in February 2009 when he was just 11 years old.
Lawrence County Common Pleas Judge John Hodge adjudicated the boy delinquent of two counts of homicide for killing 26-year-old Kenzie Houk and her unborn child. She was eight months pregnant.
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Sandusky autobiography gave investigators clues to his alleged sex-abuse victims
April 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Accused Penn State perv Jerry Sandusky unwittingly provided a trail to at least four of his sexual-abuse victims when investigators picked up his own autobiography, “Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story,” a new book on the scandal claims.
Pennsylvania state trooper Joe Leiter picked up the “clues” by just reading the names and looking at the photos of young boys that the former Penn State …
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More records indicate that inmate was in jail when 1992 double murder occurred
April 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
State attorney general begins inquiry into conduct of Cook County prosecutors in case
The Illinois attorney general's office has opened an in-depth examination of how Cook County prosecutors have handled the trial and nearly two decades of appeals in a controversial 1992 double murder case that sent a teenager to prison for life, even though records showed he was in a Chicago police lockup when …
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AP Interview: Wrongfully convicted Texas man wants harsher penalties for prosecutor misconduct
March 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas father who spent nearly 25 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit is pressing for tougher penalties targeting prosecutors who withhold evidence, saying he wants to prevent other innocent people from falling victim to overzealous authorities.
"This isn't about me because my case is finished," Michael Morton said during an interview Thursday with The Associated …
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Editorial: An Incomplete DNA Deal
March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A major expansion of New York State’s DNA database signed into law last week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will enhance the ability of law enforcement to convict the guilty and, in some cases, exonerate the innocent. But, disappointingly, the measure still leaves New York State without certain protections to avoid wrongful convictions.
The new measure requires people convicted of any crime, …
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Senate Committee to revisit Sen. Stevens’s prosecution next week
March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Sen. Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) Judiciary Committee on Wednesday will question special counsel Henry Schuelke on his 514-page report detailing misconduct of the prosecution that led to the wrongful conviction of the late Sen.Ted Stevens (R-Alaska.).
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Senate Hears Arguments to Re-enact ‘Justice For All Act’
March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Thomas Haynesworth walked freely into his mother's home on his 46th birthday, the first time in 27 years he had hugged her outside of the confines of Greensville Correctional Center in Jaratt, Virginia. At 18, Haynesworth was arrested while on his way to a grocery store, and later convicted of a series of rapes he did not commit, ultimately resulting in a 74-year prison sentence. During the time …
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Another huge victory!
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Center on Wrongful Convictions just won a tremendous victory in the Kristine Bunch case in the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Reversed and remanded!
CWC Senior Staff Attorney Jane Raley did terrific work on the case for years.
Ronald Safer, managing partner of Schiff Hardin LLP and member of the CWC Advisory Board, argued the appeal.
Briefly:
Bunch’s trailer home went up in flames, …
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