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$10 Million Settlement for Former Colorado Prisoner Cleared by DNA by David Reutter by David M. Reutter On February 16, 2010, Colorado’s Larimer County Commission approved a $4.1 million settlement with a former prisoner who served 10 years of a life sentence for a murder he didn’t commit. The settlement …
$3.5 Million Settlement to Former New York Prisoner Convicted Due to Perjured Testimony by The City of New York has paid $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by an innocent man who spent 12 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of attempted murder. The conviction was obtained by …
Prosecutorial Misconduct Case Pending Before Supreme Court Settles for $12 Million by Brandon Sample On January 4, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court side-stepped resolving an important case that would have likely exposed prosecutors to greater liability when they engage in prosecutorial misconduct. The case, Pottawamie County v. McGhee and Harrington, …
Louisiana Judge, Attorneys Plead Guilty to Bribery Charges by Michael Brodheim In October 2009, following plea negotiations with federal prosecutors, a Louisiana judge and two lawyers pleaded guilty for their roles in a bail bond-rigging conspiracy that allowed about 100 prisoners over a five-year period to get out of jail …
Tankleff v. New York, NY, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2010 STATE OF NEW YORK: COURT OF CLAIMS -------------------------------------------------------------){ MARTIN TANKLEFF, VERIFIED CLAIM FOR DAMAGES -against- RECEIVED THE STATE OF NEW YORK. -------------------------------------------------------------){ To the Clerk of the Court of Claims: To the Attomey General of the State of New York: 'JUL …
San Francisco Settles Wrongful Incarceration Cases for $7.5 Million by Michael Brodheim Nearly six years after his release from prison, Antoine Goff received a measure of belated justice – a $2.9 million settlement for almost 13 years of wrongful incarceration. Goff and his co-plaintiff, John “J.J.” Tennison, had filed complaints …
Secret Justice: Criminal Informants and America’s Underground Legal System by Alexandra Natapoff I. Introduction Although it is almost invisible to the public, the use of criminal informants is everywhere in the U.S. justice system. From street corners to jails to courthouses to prisons, every year the government negotiates thousands of …
California AG’s Spokesman Resigns After Caught Taping Phone Conversations by Michael Brodheim Just days after being accused of violating state law by secretly recording telephone conversations with reporters, Scott Gerber resigned from his position as communications director for California Attorney General Jerry Brown. In a move fit for airing on …
Virgin Island Officials Held in Contempt: Prisoner Mental Health Treatment Inadequate by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A federal district judge has held the Governor, Attorney General and Director of Corrections of the U.S. Virgin Islands and other prison officials in contempt for not correcting inadequate prisoner mental health treatment. …
Less Than Equal: State officials, including prejudiced human-rights commissioners, block Prisoner complaints by Lance Tapley This story has a bias. It’s in favor of human rights for all people. So if you think it’s proper for prison guards to call African-American prisoners “niggers” and gay prisoners “fags,” then this story …
The Maricopa Courthouse WAR by Terry Carter Posted Apr 1, 2010 4:45 AM CDT On Dec. 21, in the afternoon sunshine that passes for winter in Phoenix, several hundred well-dressed protesters—most of them lawyers—gathered on the Maricopa County courthouse plaza. Summoned by an e-mail from a local lawyer, they brought …
In Support of Ending Prosecutorial Misconduct by Jimmy Franks The Justice Project recently published its policy review concerning prosecutorial accountability in our nation’s criminal justice system. Entitled, Improving Prosecutorial Accountability, the report was prepared by the president of The Justice Project, John F. Terzano, Esq., along with Executive Director Joyce …
$2.1 Million Awarded in New York Unjust Conviction Claim by On March 16, 2009, a New York Court of Claims awarded $2,093,420 in damages to a man who was wrongfully convicted of sexually assaulting his 4-year-old child. He had spent more than two years in a maximum-security prison. During “an …
Federal Judge Holds Texas Parole Board Coleman Hearings Unconstitutional by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On August 6, 2009, a federal judge ruled that hearings held by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles (BPP) to determine whether onerous sex offender conditions should be imposed on parolees not convicted of …
Rodriguez v. City of Houston, TX, Atty Fee Order, Wrongful Rape Conviction, 2009 Case 4:06-cv-02650 Document 384 Filed in TXSD on 12/22/09 Page 1 of 7 Case 4:06-cv-02650 Document 384 Filed in TXSD on 12/22/09 Page 2 of 7 Case 4:06-cv-02650 Document 384 Filed in TXSD on 12/22/09 Page 3 …
Bruce Lisker v. City of Los Angeles et al, CA Complaint, wrongful conviction, 2009 Case 2:09-cv-09374-ODW-AJW Document 1 Filed 12/22/09 Page 1 of 28 Page ID #:1 Case 2:09-cv-09374-ODW-AJW Document 1 Filed 12/22/09 Page 2 of 28 Page ID #:2 Case 2:09-cv-09374-ODW-AJW Document 1 Filed 12/22/09 Page 3 of 28 …
$16.5 Million-Plus Settlement in Oklahoma City False Conviction Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 8, 2009, a federal district judge in Oklahoma City signed a judgment following the settlement of a suit awarding a man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not …
Padilla v. Yoo: Obama administration backs appeal of Bush torture memo author by John Burton By John Burton 12 December 2009 Obama administration lawyers under the direction of Attorney General Eric Holder are once again supporting the dismissal of a civil case brought by a victim of illegal detention and …
Gell v. Town of Aulander, NC, Settlement, Malicious Prosecution Wrongful Conviction, 2009 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA CAROLINA DIVISION NORTHERN DIVISION 2:05-CV-21-FL(1) CASE NO.: 2:05-CV-21-FL(1) JAMES ALAN GELL, Plaintiff, v. ) ) ) ) ) TOWN OF AULANDER, AULANDER ) POLICE …
Fifth Circuit Upholds $14 Million Award Against Louisiana DA’s Office in Wrongful Conviction Suit; Affirmed by En Banc Ruling by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 19, 2008, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal jury award of $14 million in a case involving the wrongful conviction …
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