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Director of Post Conviction Litigation at the #Innocence Project. Former #publicdefender. #lawyer. #attorney. Husband. Dad. #Yankee Fan. SF Nerd. He/him/his.
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Marcelus Williams is on death row even though the DNA on the murder weapon does not match his. This is a step in the right direction but there is still a long way to go.
https://innocenceproject.org/st-louis-prosecuting-attorney-wesley-bell-files-motion-to-overturn-marcellus-williams-wrongful-death-row-conviction/

#law #fedilaw #deathpenalty #capitalpunishment #criminallegalreform #innocenceproject #marceluswilliams

St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell Files Motion to Overturn Marcellus Williams’ Wrongful Death Row Conviction

For more than two decades, Marcellus Williams has lived under a death sentence for a crime he did not commit.

Innocence Project
AI Discovers That Not Every Fingerprint Is Unique

Columbia engineers have built a new AI that shatters a long-held belief in forensics–that fingerprints from different fingers of the same person are unique. It turns out they are similar, only we’ve been comparing fingerprints the wrong way!

Columbia Engineering
U.S. to Seek Death for Man Who Killed 10 in Racist Supermarket Massacre

The decision to seek the execution of the man who carried out the slaughter in Buffalo is a first for the Biden administration. The president ran in open opposition to the death penalty.

The New York Times

"I am prejudiced against because I’m a rich, white billionaire."

- Indianapolis Colts owner #JimIrsay, speaking unironically about his DUI arrest.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/nov/22/jim-irsay-dui-arrest-white-billonaire-prejudjice

#WhiteNonsense #BlackMastodon

Colts owner Jim Irsay blames arrest on police prejudice against white billionaires

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said his March 2014 arrest for driving under the influence was a result of prejudice against him for being white and rich

The Guardian

After a staggering 47 years bearing the weight of a crime he did not commit, Vietnam War veteran Leonard Mack finally received justice on his birthday in White Plains, NY.

https://innocenceproject.org/news/8-moving-moments-from-leonard-macks-historic-exoneration-after-47-years/

#innocenceproject #lawfedi #criminaljusticereform #CriminalLegalReform

8 Moving Moments from Leonard Mack’s Historic Exoneration after 47 Years - Innocence Project

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The National Review Doubles Down On Its Lies About The Fraud Charge Against Trump

https://popehat.substack.com/p/the-national-review-is-still-lying

The National Review Is Still Lying To You About The Fraud Charge Against Trump

Yes It Vexes Me. This Is Just How God Made Me.

The Popehat Report
Second article from me for @thespacebar: why you should NOT use Brave Browser. I've been meaning to write this for a long time but never got around to it. https://www.spacebar.news/p/stop-using-brave-browser
Stop using Brave Browser

Seriously.

The Spacebar
Eight Months Pregnant and Arrested After False Facial Recognition Match

Porcha Woodruff thought the police who showed up at her door to arrest her for carjacking were joking. She is the first woman known to be wrongfully accused as a result of facial recognition technology.

The New York Times
Governor Hochul and other NY Pols are trying to roll back bail reform and imprison more black and brown people in the hellhole that is #Rikers. Please NYers, and everyone, reach out and say no to this.
https://innocenceproject.org/the-innocence-project-calls-on-albany-to-reject-proposed-changes-to-pretrial-justice/
#CriminalLegalReform #BailReform #bail #law #LawFedi #InnocenceProject #takeaction #action
The Innocence Project Calls on Albany to Reject Proposed Changes to Pretrial Justice - Innocence Project

As negotiations in Albany enter the final hours, the Innocence Project calls on the state legislature to reject New York Governor Hochul’s proposed changes to the pretrial bail and discovery laws that will set

Innocence Project
8 Facts About Sandra Hemme’s Case You Need to Know - Innocence Project

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