Aug 29 2008
Patrick Waller was released from incarceration earlier this year after DNA proved that he was convicted of a crime he did not commit. Just yesterday, the Dallas Morning News featured an article about Waller’s successful attempt to reconnect with his son.
Mr. Waller, 38, the 19th man in Dallas County since 2001 exonerated by DNA evidence, [...]
Aug 20 2008
The Texas Forensic Science Commission met in Houston last Friday and voted to take on their first independent investigation involving an alleged wrongful conviction stemming from flawed forensic science - the case of Cameron Willingham, executed for an arson crime in which the arson investigators on the case later admitted they’d relied on flawed science [...]
Aug 18 2008
Everyone knows that defendants are “presumed innocent” before they are convicted. Prosecutors must overcome this basic presumption beyond a reasonable doubt to secure a conviction. But is the innocence that’s “presumed” the same as “actual innocence” for purposes of applying Texas’ compensation statute for wrongful convictions?
That’s a legal hair the courts are just beginning to [...]