Postconviction
Innocent people are convicted of crimes and spend years in prison while the real offender remains free. Although it is exceedingly difficult to overcome a conviction, even for an innocent individual, convictions are being overturned and individuals are being exonerated with increasing frequency. According to the Innocence Project, over 300 individuals have been exonerated based on DNA evidence, while thousands of other individuals have been exonerated without DNA evidence.
Check out The National Registry of Exonerations for a full picture of exonerations in the United States.
Journal Articles & Reports
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Inside NACDL: Clemency Reform Should Include Access to Clemency Counsel
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Book Review: Infinite Hope by Anthony Graves
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Appellate Advocacy: Testing—and Mostly Rejecting—the Folk Wisdom of the Effective Appellate Brief
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Book Review: Blind Injustice by Mark Godsey
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Inside NACDL: Mercy on Death Row
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Inside NACDL: Clemency Project Redux: NACDL Renews Effort to Seek Freedom for the Imprisoned
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Utah v. Strieff
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Commonwealth v. Perrot
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Buffey v. Ballard
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State of North Carolina v. Bridges
