Tag: wrongful death
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U.S. reviewing 27 death penalty convictions for FBI forensic testimony errors
From the Washington Post, July 17, 2013 By Spencer S. Hsu An unprecedented federal review of old criminal cases has uncovered as many as 27 death penalty convictions in which FBI forensic experts may have mistakenly linked defendants to crimes […]
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New investigation indicates another innocent man executed
Oklahoma City – Columbia University law professor James Liebman published findings in the 2012 spring issue of Columbia Human Rights Law Review. to report that he and a team of students have proven that Texas gave a lethal injection to […]
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Letter by OKCADP board member published in The Oklahoman
Capital punishment harmful for families of victims Published: August 27, 2010 Regarding “Federal judge issues stay of execution for Oklahoma death row inmate” (news story, Aug. 18): I extend my sympathies to the families of Otis Short and Jeffrey Matthews, […]
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