Rooting Out the Causes of Wrongful Conviction
Commission would investigate wrongful convictions
"...create an "innocence commission" to investigate the causes of wrongful convictions in Texas. Although she's not the first, San..."
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March 8, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith
The Problem of Wrongful Conviction
New registry details nearly 900 cases
"...exonerees, and providing greater context to the problem of wrongful conviction in the U.S...."
May 21, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith
Houses Passes Wrongful Conviction Bill
The Tim Cole Act increases compensation for the wrongfully convicted
"...House Passes Wrongful Conviction Bill..."
May 1, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith
The Wrong Way To Right a Wrongful Conviction
Graves sues for compensation for time spent behind bars
"...the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Graves' conviction based on Sebesta's misconduct. Nonetheless, the state vowed to..."
June 3, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Springsteen Sues for Wrongful Conviction
With all administrative remedies exhausted, Springsteen seeks compensation through federal court
"...has twice sought compensation from the state for being wrongfully convicted of the quadruple murder. Twice he's been denied...."
May 31, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Former Yogurt Shop Suspect Seeks Compensation for Wrongful Conviction
Springsteen sues in federal court
"...has twice sought from the state compensation for being wrongfully convicted of the quadruple murder. Twice he's been denied...."
May 24, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith
UPDATED: One Step Closer to Preventing Wrongful Convictions
Measure gets nod on House floor
"...A bill to study the causes of wrongful convictions in Texas passed through the House floor this..."
April 23, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith
Ending Wrongful Convictions
Lawmakers urge passage of bill to study causes
"...create a statewide innocence commission to study cases of wrongful convictions...."
April 22, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith
One Step Closer to Preventing Wrongful Convictions
Measure gets nod on House floor
"...A bill to study the causes of wrongful convictions in Texas passed through the House floor Tuesday..."
April 26, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Panel Targets Roots of Wrongful Convictions
Recommendations on improving witness identification and evidence testing head to the Lege
"...The Timothy Cole Advisory Panel on Wrongful Convictions made five major proposals last week for lawmakers..."
Sept. 3, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Targeting Wrongful Convictions
Bills attempt to right the wrongs that put Texas at the forefront of wrongful convictions
"...Commission to investigate each of Texas' growing number of wrongful convictions. With all 11 cats herded into the room,..."
April 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith
DNA Evidence Clears Morton of Murder Conviction
Georgetown man was wrongfully convicted for wife's murder
"...be eligible for state compensation set aside for the wrongfully convicted...."
Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Liberty and Justice
Michael Morton tells Al Reinert his story of wrongful conviction and 25 years behind bars
"...In the years that followed his conviction, Morton learned how to live in prison, and he..."
March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Jordan Smith
Progress and Justice With the San Antonio Four
Women hope to help the rest of the wrongfully convicted
"...four months after the exoneration of a sexual assault conviction that sent the four women to prison for nearly..."
March 15, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff
The Paperboy
This lurid Southern tale by the director of Precious shows that he still knows how to push people's buttons – and gather an all-star cast to sell the goods.
"...home town of Lately, Fla., to investigate the possible wrongful conviction of Hillary Van Wetter (Cusack) for the murder..."
Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
In the Name of the Father
Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with his My Left Foot director for this harrowing story about the real-life, imprisonment of Gerry Conlon (and family members) for an IRA bombing in Belfast that he did not commit.
"...air. For in relating the true story of Conlon's wrongful conviction and 15-year imprisonment, Sheridan has used the tools..."
Jan. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires
Study: More Innocents on Death Row Than Previously Thought
Number could be higher in larger criminal justice system
"...Court Justice Antonin Scalia argued that the incidence of wrongful conviction is, in essence, vastly overblown...."
April 28, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith
Holding Prosecutors Accountable
Anthony Graves seeking justice for wrongful conviction
"...It's been nearly 20 years since Anthony Graves was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to die for the gruesome multiple..."
Jan. 21, 2014 News Post by Jordan Smith
Holding Prosecutors Accountable
Whitmire files bill to protect wrongfully convicted
"...In an effort to combat the growing number of wrongful convictions in Texas, state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, on..."
Feb. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
This bittersweet novel charts a wrongful conviction's effect on a young couple
"...jailhouse correspondence, and when, after five years served, Roy's conviction is overturned, we follow his return to Atlanta, where..."
Oct. 19, 2018 Arts Review by Rosalind Faires
Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey From Prison to Peace
Michael Morton's firsthand account of his unjust conviction and hard-won exoneration is both insightful and infuriating
"...2013, Anderson was found in contempt of court for wrongful conviction in the Morton case and sentenced to 10..."
July 4, 2014 Arts Feature by Jesse Sublett
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." I was wrongfully convicted, more than 22 years ago, for the murder..."
June 24, 2005 Column
I Am Innocent!
"...anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." I was wrongfully convicted, more than 22 years ago, for the murder..."
June 22, 2005 Postmarks
Innocence Commission Back in Lege
Ellis renews quest to create independent commission to examine wrongful conviction cases
"...would create an independent commission to examine cases of wrongful conviction, in an attempt to identify causes and recommend..."
Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Holding Prosecutors Accountable
Anthony Graves seeks justice in wrongful conviction case
"...It's been nearly 20 years since Anthony Graves was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to die for the gruesome multiple..."
Jan. 31, 2014 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Memory Lapse?
Former district attorney doesn't remember much about prosecuting an innocent man for murder
"...Unfortunately for Morton, Anderson's hyperbole was responsible for his wrongful conviction – and it's still unclear exactly what Anderson..."
Dec. 9, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Score None for the Judicial Process
DNA testing overturns 22-year-old rape conviction, but nine years too late
"...that the state will move swiftly to redress any wrongful convictions. Twenty-two years after his original conviction, DNA testing..."
July 1, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Prosecutor Owns Up to Going After Innocent Man
Former San Antonio DA acknowledges he sent innocent
man to death chamber
"...Bexar Co. district attorney at the time of Cantu's conviction – now believe that Cantu was innocent. A 2005..."
April 14, 2006 News Feature by Rita Radostitz
Free Chol Soo Lee
True-crime documentary reveals the depths of anti-Asian bigotry
"...that it had been set on before he was wrongfully convicted...."
Nov. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker
Who Killed Father Ryan?
A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence
"...at his trial and was the lynchpin to his conviction – one juror told the Odessa American that they..."
