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Article • October 6, 2015
Texas Judge Sentenced For Concealing Evidence of Innocence by Matthew Clarke Texas Judge Sentenced For Concealing Evidence of Innocence by Matt Clarke In a week-long legal proceeding held in April 2013, special prosecutor Rusty Hardin presented evidence against then-sitting Williamson County District Judge Ken Anderson that as a prosecutor Anderson …
Report on Prosecutorial Coercion in Obtaining Drug Pleas by Derek Gilna Report on Prosecutorial Coercion in Obtaining Drug Pleas by Derek Gilna A report by Human Rights Watch highlighted what criminal law experts have known for years – that federal prosecutors have almost unlimited power in drug cases to coerce …
Temple v. State, Ex Parte granting new trial, TX, appeal wrongful conviction, 2015 No. 1008763-A IN THE 178TH DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS EX PARTE DAVID MARK TEMPLE FINDINGS OF FACT AND COUCLUSIONS OF LAW INTRODUCTION; The defendant was convicted by a jury of the murder of his wife, …
Article • July 2, 2015
Federal Jury Finds Oregon Cop Fabricated Evidence; Plaintiffs Awarded $30,000 by Federal Jury Finds Oregon Cop Fabricated Evidence; Plaintiffs Awarded $30,000 A federal jury awarded an Oregon family $30,000 against a police officer who fabricated evidence in 2010. After the verdict, prosecutors imposed the “law enforcement death penalty,” dismissing the …
Federal Court Enforces $975,000 Settlement Agreement in Case Involving Sheriff Arpaio by Federal Court Enforces $975,000 Settlement Agreement in Case Involving Sheriff Arpaio An agreement to settle a lawsuit filed against Maricopa County and its sheriff, Joe Arpaio, was enforced by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a ruling …
Article • July 2, 2015
Prosecutors Deny Defense Attorneys Access to National DNA Database, Leaving Innocent in Prison by Matthew Clarke Prosecutors Deny Defense Attorneys Access to National DNA Database, Leaving Innocent in Prison By Matt Clarke DNA testing has become a well-recognized and powerful method for freeing prisoners wrongly convicted of crimes they did …
$4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence by $4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence A $4.2 million settlement has been reached in a civil rights lawsuit filed by a wrongfully convicted Illinois man. Maurice Patterson was convicted of a 2002 murder and spent …
Texas Cops Granted Qualified Immunity for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution by David Reutter Texas Cops Granted Qualified Immunity for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution by David Reutter The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal affirmed the grant of summary judgment to two police officers sued for false arrest and malicious prosecution by …
Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Upholds $106,000 in Damages Plus Attorney Fees for Withheld Evidence by Mark Wilson The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a $106,000 damage award and over $348,300 in attorney fees and costs …
Crime Labs Still in Crisis by Matthew Clarke Crime Labs Still in Crisis by Matt Clarke The October 2010 Prison Legal News cover story, “Crime Labs in Crisis: Shoddy Forensics Used to Secure Convictions,” provided an extensive examination of problems at crime labs nationwide. Apparently, and unfortunately, little has changed …
Silverman v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Summons, Sexual Harassment, 2015 suAoNs SUM-100 FOR COURT USE ONLY (SOLO PARA USO DE LA CORTE) (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, a (AV/SO AL DEMANDADO):municipal corporation, GARY FILED HEARNSBERGER, and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive Superior Court of California …
Silverman v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Sexual Harassment, 2015 • • 1 GREGORY W. SMITH (SBN 134385) DIANA WANG WELLS (SBN 284215) LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY W. SMITH 2 9100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 345E 3 Beverly Hills, California 90212 Telephone: (310) 777-7894 (310) 777-7895 4 Telecopier: FILED . …
Brief • March 30, 2015
Herrera v City of Brea, CA, Order, malicious prosecution, 2015 Case 8:12-cv-01650-SS Document 176 Filed 03/30/15 Page 1 of 47 Page ID #:3681 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 EDER G. HERRERA, Plaintiff, 12 ORDER (1) GRANTING …
Herrera v. City of Brea, CA, Plff's Memo Opp Order SJ, Malicious Prosecution, 2015 Case 8:12-cv-01650-SS Document 109 Filed 02/17/15 Page 1 of 31 Page ID #:1996 1 John Burton, State Bar No. 86029 jb@johnburtonlaw.com 2 THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN BURTON 4 East Holly Street, Suite 201 3 Pasadena, …
Article • January 11, 2015
California Man Awarded $18 Million for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution by California Man Awarded $18 Million for False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution In 2002 Raul Ramirez was arrested and charged with kidnapping and assault after a 16-year-old female student was abducted at gunpoint. The girl escaped when the perpetrator demanded that …
$14.5 Million Awarded to Oklahoma Man for 14 Years Wrongful Imprisonment by $14.5 Million Awarded to Oklahoma Man for 14 Years Wrongful Imprisonment A Tulsa, Oklahoma, man freed in 2002 after spending 14 years in prison for a rape he did not commit won a $14.5 Million award after a …
$4.4M to Arizona Man Wrongly Convicted of Murder — Twice by $4.4M to Arizona Man Wrongly Convicted of Murder — Twice The city of Phoenix and Maricopa County have agreed to pay a total of $4.4 million to a man who was twice convicted for a murder he did not …
Florida Prosecutor Suspended for Ex Parte Contact with Judge During Murder Trial by Christopher Zoukis Florida Prosecutor Suspended for Ex Parte Contact with Judge During Murder Trial by Christopher Zoukis A Florida prosecutor who engaged in text messages, cell phone calls and dinner dates with the judge presiding over a …
Missouri Prisoner Exonerated in 1983 Prison Murder; Brady Violations Cited by Christopher Zoukis Missouri Prisoner Exonerated in 1983 Prison Murder; Brady Violations Cited by Christopher Zoukis Reginald “Reggie” Griffin, 53, was sentenced to death for the July 12, 1983 stabbing of James Bausley in a yard at the Moberly Correctional …
Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in New Trial in Connecticut Murder Case by Christopher Zoukis Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in New Trial in Connecticut Murder Case by Christopher Zoukis In a rare public rebuke of a prosecutor found to have engaged in a “deliberate pattern of misconduct,” the Connecticut Appellate Court vacated a …
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