Sentences with phrase «many wrongful conviction cases»

He dropped appeals of a judge's ruling on stop - and - frisk and he settled the long - running wrongful conviction case for the «Central Park Five.»

After all, as any honourable Crown prosecutor is well aware, the nondisclosure of exculpatory evidence has been identified as a hallmark of so many wrongful conviction cases.

But such power by threat, can force a guilty plea by an innocent person — see the wrongful conviction case of, R. v. Hanemaayer, 2008 ONCA 580, 234 C.C.C. (3d) 3.

The problem of false confessions is widespread in New York; according to the Innocence Project statistics quoted in the City Room blog post, false confessions or admissions were involved in 10 of the 23 wrongful conviction cases in the state since 1991.

In this wrongful conviction case the Province was ordered to pay compensatory damages in the amount of $ 530,000, special damages in the amount of $ 56,691.80, and damages in the amount of $ 7,500,000 to serve both the vindication and deterrence functions... Continue reading →

The high - profile wrongful conviction cases of the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six served as catalysts for change in the United Kingdom.

Despite the public awareness of wrongful conviction cases in Canada and the calls by advocates and organizations for an independent body to investigate such cases, the Minister of Justice has determined that «an independent body for conviction review [is] not needed in Canada.»

Unfortunately, wrongful conviction cases all - too - often involve sleeping lawyers, drunk lawyers, and lawyers who fail to investigate or call necessary experts — either due to lack of diligence, lack of experience, or lack of funds.

This committee is responsible for reviewing Pennsylvania's wrongful conviction cases and identifying its causes and possible remedies.

In a significant portion of wrongful conviction cases, helpful information is not disclosed.

Marvin's case is an extreme example of a pervasive problem in wrongful conviction cases: inadequate defense counsel.

Politte's case gained national recognition when it was selected as one of three wrongful conviction cases featured in the MTV hit show «Unlocking the Truth.»

In wrongful conviction cases however the Supreme Court of Canada confirmed that the limit does not apply to damages for non ‑ pecuniary loss that do not stem from bodily injury (relying on Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, 2013 SCC 73, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1168, at para. 97).

Klinkosum's work on wrongful conviction cases continues to inform his private practice.

Still, Devine says that in the wrongful conviction case of Anthony Porter, who was freed largely because of information uncovered by the Innocence Project, he never considered subpoenaing the Northwestern students.

The MTV series follows Missouri exoneree Ryan Ferguson and co-host Eva Nagao as they examine three wrongful conviction cases, including Politte's.

Based on the DNA evidence, and the new evidence that Det. Handy was recommended for a criminal investigation for his misconduct in another wrongful conviction case, Meade County Circuit Court Judge Bruce Butler vacated Hardin's and Clark's convictions in July 2016 and later released them on bail.

Naughton, explaining his reasons for pulling the plug on INUK, said that it was «no longer acceptable that hundreds of students around the country can say on their CVs that they are working with an INUK innocence project when they know next to nothing about INUK or how to work on an alleged wrongful conviction cases».

Not exact matches

De Blasio's pledge to settle the wrongful conviction lawsuit brought by five men known as the «Central Park Five» against the city could cost tens of millions of dollars, according to recent cases with similar circumstances, even as legal experts said it is a case the city could possibly win.

After reviewing 30 cases of potential wrongful imprisonment for murder from the tenure of his controversial predecessor Charles Hynes, Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson's office has begun to investigate the former prosecutor's non-homicide felony convictions, too.

The district attorney's office has a wrongful conviction unit working on botched cases, but Adams said that apart from individual cases there hasn't been a full accounting of what went wrong and who was responsible.

Now, she wants to create a Prosecutorial Integrity Bureau to audit cases, take complaints, and prevent wrongful convictions.

He also pushed his Conviction Review Unit to examine old cases to overturn wrongful convictions.

He put Eric Gonzalez in charge of setting up the unit, which to date has overturned 22 wrongful convictions, with another 100 cases under review.

After Willingham was executed, the Innocence Project, a national nonprofit legal organization focused on overturning wrongful convictions, assembled a team of leading arson investigators, who concluded that none of the evidence for arson in the case was scientifically valid.

In the upcoming ABC drama Conviction, which is airing early next week, Atwell plays a former (and fictional) First Daughter named Hayes Morrison who rather reluctantly teams up with the Conviction Integrity Unit, a group that examines cases for potential wrongful convictions.

Blog discusses wrongful convictions, and tracks court cases that Innocence Matters has been involved with.

Called «a tireless defender of the underdog,» Lockyer has been involved in exposing many wrongful convictions in Canada, including the cases of Steven Truscott, Guy Paul Morin, David Milgaard, Clayton Johnson, Peter Frumusa and Gregory Parsons.

He is also the director of the Osgoode Hall Innocence Project, which involves LLB students in the investigation of suspected cases of wrongful conviction and imprisonment.

My book looks at 11 cases of alleged wrongful conviction, all of which raise serious questions about the justice system.

Behavioral Ethics and Wrongful Convictions: Case Studies in Ethical Failures in Criminal Justice - Catherine L. Bonventre, Guilford College; Robert J. Norris, Appalachian State University; Matthew Sciascia, Appalachian State University

Although our criminal justice system is considered one of the best in the world, it remains the case that wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice can and do occur, especially in the context of allegations of sexual offences.

But the ruling also said where a witness's credibility is central to the case, «the possibility of wrongful conviction must weigh heavily in the balance.»

That is why the burden of proof in criminal cases must be as high as it is, «proof beyond a reasonable doubt» — to provide adequate protection against wrongful convictions.

In fact, even cases where the evidence against the accused seems strongest haven't been immune to wrongful convictions.

A conviction for operating under the influence will be strong evidence in any case involving personal injury or wrongful death.

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, citing Hill v. Hamilton Wentworth Police Services Board for the principle that a plaintiff suing for wrongful conviction (or in this case, wrongful detention) can not be held to have discovered the facts in support of his or her claim until there is a formal ruling or finding confirming the wrongful conviction (or detention).

In cases which arise from wrongful criminal convictions, resolution of the criminal charges in a manner favourable to the plaintiff may be required before a cause of action can arise.

In the same week that Arntfield dismissed the idea of Canadian wrongful convictions, there were two major stories in the national news media regarding cases with exactly the kinds of problems highlighted in Making a Murderer.

Young is also the director of the Innocence Project at Osgoode Hall, which teaches students how to investigate cases of wrongful conviction.

How many cases were closed out, how many indigents were saved from eviction or wrongful conviction?

Some commentators argue that the IPA takes a «proactive approach in addressing wrongful convictions by aiming to provide better legal representation» to defendants in state capital cases.

Regardless of the approach adopted, there are compelling reasons to believe that an independent review body that is knowledgeable in cases of wrongful convictions, has special administrative powers, and possesses expertise in reviewing claims is a far more effective way of addressing claims of miscarriages of justice than the current model.

AIDWYC contends that Canadian cases of alleged wrongful convictions should «not [be] examined from the adversarial perspective of trying to show that the convicted person was rightfully treated by the court system» as occurs at present through the Minister of Justice's current practice under section 696.1147 Rather, AIDWYC argues that an independent review board like CCRC should «undertake a fresh review without bias.»

Part I of this paper analyzes the ways that researchers, particularly in the United States, have attempted to define and identify cases of wrongful conviction.

Anyone claiming to have experienced a wrongful conviction may apply to the CCRC for case review, with or without the aid of a solicitor.

Further, the Commission's work, insofar as it uncovers cases of wrongful conviction, would save considerable public funds that would otherwise be spent in the continued imprisonment of the wrongly convicted person.

I recommend that, in the future, there should be a completely independent entity established which can effectively, efficiently, and quickly review cases in which wrongful conviction is alleged.

Since 1986, seven public commissions of inquiry have been held in Canada following cases of confirmed wrongful convictions.

Lawyer Don Bayne lays out the reasons he believes it could result in a case of wrongful conviction.