Recent Posts in Actual Innocence Category
Posted on Jun 18, 2012 By Zendeh Del Law
On June 15, 2012, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a far-reaching Memorandum enacting into law certain elements of the DREAM Act effecting millions of people. The Memorandum addressed ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2011 By Plano Criminal Defense Attorney
In 1994, Anthony Graves was convicted of killing six people, four of the murdered were children. Graves spent twelve years on death row and was faced with two execution dates. He always proclaimed his ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2011 By Plano Criminal Defense Attorney
In 1984, John Thompson was convicted of murder and a car jacking. During the trial, prosecutors deliberately concealed a blood sample and police lab report that would have established his innocence. ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Plano Criminal Defense Attorney
The Texas Senate passed a bill that would require police in Texas to adopt written policies for conducting live and photo identification lineups of criminal suspects. According to the Houston ...
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