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For the taxpayers, the consequences are defending a $60 million wrongful-conviction lawsuit.
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Interestingly, in a quarter of wrongful-conviction cases later exonerated by DNA evidence, the innocent defendants were convicted based on ‘incriminating’ statements made to the police.
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In late 2005, after 10 years wo rking alone, he contacted Joel Rudin, a civil-rights attorney known for winning what was then the largest wrongful-conviction settlement in New York, $5 million.
A Solitary Jailhouse Lawyer Argues His Way Out of Prison Sean Gardiner 2010
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The author Donald Connery, who worked with Miller on the Peter Reilly wrongful-conviction case in the 1970s, says, "I speak with great affection for Arthur, and with admiration for all the good things he did in his life," but whatever led him to institutionalize Daniel "doesn't excuse painting his child out of his life."
Arthur Miller's Missing Act Andrews, Suzanna 2007
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The Center on Wrongful Convictions addresses this problem by assigning teams of Northwestern University students to do investigative work on possible wrongful-conviction cases.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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The Center on Wrongful Convictions addresses this problem by assigning teams of Northwestern University students to do investigative work on possible wrongful-conviction cases.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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The Center on Wrongful Convictions addresses this problem by assigning teams of Northwestern University students to do investigative work on possible wrongful-conviction cases.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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The Center on Wrongful Convictions addresses this problem by assigning teams of Northwestern University students to do investigative work on possible wrongful-conviction cases.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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Scheduled speakers include Kezer, who last year settled a wrongful-conviction lawsuit against Scott County for an undisclosed amount.
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Scheduled speakers include Kezer, who last year settled a wrongful-conviction lawsuit against Scott County for an undisclosed amount.
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