After spending more than 15 years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Floyd Bledsoe decided to sue police officers and others who he says were responsible for the now-admitted miscarriage of justice. Bledsoe, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering his...
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Wrongful Convictions
Black Man Gets New Trial on Assault Charges – Confederate Memorabilia in Jury Room
Imagine that you are Black man on trial for assault and related offenses. Not only is every member of the jury of your “peers” white, but the entire jury deliberation room appears to be a tribute to the Confederacy. A Tennessee man faced just that situation, and after...
Wrongful Convictions through Hair Evidence
A new task force has been formed in Arizona, consisting of representatives from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, the Phoenix crime lab, the Arizona Justice Project and ASU Law School. The purpose of the task force is to examine the use of hair evidence in...
Wrongful Convictions and the Death Penalty
Last week, death row exonerees gathered in Phoenix to call for an end to the death penalty. The death penalty has long been a topic of disagreement among those who are involved in the criminal justice system, as well as those who are simply members of the public...