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Actual Innocence awareness database

Actual Innocence awareness database

About the “Actual Innocence awareness” website: The Actual Innocence awareness database lists selected United States resources pertaining to wrongful convictions, selected from the popular media (such as newspaper articles and segments which aired on television news magazines), journal articles, books, reports, legislation and websites. The selected materials are classified into subtopics considered the primary causes of wrongful conviction: forensics/DNA; eyewitness identification; false confessions; jailhouse informants; police and/or prosecutorial misconduct; and ineffective representation. There is also a “general” category for those materials which cover multiple subtopics or defy further categorization. New resources will be posted as they become available, and will be displayed on the website home page for two weeks; resources will then be classified and available by subtopic. URLs for popular media items (to the extent they are available) will drop off after two weeks in an effort to avoid broken links. This page is RSS-enabled. Subscribe to the RSS feed using a feed reader, or RSS-enabled browser (Firefox, Safari, or IE 7) to receive automatic notices of updates. The RSS feed address is http://web.austin.utexas.edu/law_library/innocence/rss.cfm. Article titles link to images of each article's first page, when available. The Library provides this service under the “fair use” provision of U.S. copyright law. Only the first page of an article will be scanned, and images will be deleted after two weeks. This service is for non-commercial, educational purposes only. If you have any questions or comments about this service, please contact , Reference Librarian, at the Tarlton Law Library.

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Items are listed alphabetically in reverse chronological order:

October 10, 2008

Author:  Associated Press Title:   Ex-Death Row Inmate Can't Collect Jury Award Citation:  Chi. Trib., October 7, 2008. URL:  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-wrongfulconvictio,0,224526.story Author:  Dutton, Geoff Title:   DNA May Reveal Case's Real Rapist Citation:  The Columbus Dispatch, October 5, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/49e5jz Author:  Dutton, Geoff and Wagner, Mike Title:   New DNA Found on Gun Citation:  The Columbus Dispatch, October 4, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/5yzxdx Author:  Gazarik, Richard Title:   Judges Carry 2 Decades of Misconduct, Claims Munchinski Lawyer Citation:  Tribune-Review, October 8, 2008. URL:  http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribunereview/news/fayette/s_592207.html Author:  Lewis, Ashley M. Title:   DNA Delay: Collection Law May Cause Problems in Md. Crime Labs Citation:  Capital News Service, October 3, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/4lkoam Author:  Massey, Delano R. and Spears, Valarie Honeycutt Title:   Is This The Person Who Did It? Citation:  Lexington Herald-Leader, October 5, 2008. URL:  http://www.kentucky.com/211/story/545832.html Author:  Schenk, Mary Title:   Man Wrongly Convicted Discusses His Case With Lawyers, Students Citation:  The News-Gazette, October 8, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/3to3dt Author:  Schmitt, Ben and Swickard, Joe Title:   Lawyers Criticize Detroit Crime Lab Probe Citation:  Detroit Free Press, October 7, 2008. URL:  http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081007/NEWS01/810070333

October 6, 2008

Title:   DNA Exonerates Sunflower County Man After 16 Years Citation:  Jackson Free Press, October 1, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/4nygzr Author:  Associated Press Title:   Appeals Court Overturns Conviction of DNA Exonoree Citation:  Star-Telegram, October 1, 2008. URL:  http://www.star-telegram.com/448/story/946977.html Author:  Baker, Max B. Title:   Attorneys File Papers in Austin to Clear Wrongfully Convicted Man's Name Citation:  Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, September 26, 2008. URL:  http://www.star-telegram.com/metro_news/story/934954.html Author:  Feibel, Carolyn Title:   HPD's Crime Lab Asks for $1.25 Million Citation:  Hous. Chron., September 29, 2008. URL:  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6031162.html Author:  Fenton, Justin Title:   Criminals' DNA Ignored Citation:  Baltimore Sun, September 27, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/53u3pn Author:  Golin, Sarah Title:   McCloskey Labors to Exonerate Innocent Prisoners Citation:  Star-Ledger, October 2, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/3krgl2 Author:  Hunter, George Title:   Exonerated Man Lobbies for DNA Law Citation:  Detroit News, October 3, 2008. URL:  http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081003/METRO/810030351 Author:  Mitchell-Cichon, Marla Title:   Opinion, Promote Justice by Extending DNA Testing Law Citation:  Detroit News, October 2, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/4bb3uu Author:  Nickerson, Colin Title:   Sticky Fingers Citation:  Boston Globe, September 29, 2008. URL:  http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2008/09/29/sticky_fingers/ Author:  Schmitt, Ben and Swickard, Joe Title:   Crime Lab Shutdown Slammed As Too Fast Citation:  Detroit Free Press, October 1, 2008. URL:  http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081001/NEWS01/810010367 Author:  Seal, Rob and Wood, Mary Title:   U. Va. Law School Launches Innocence Clinic Citation:  Media-Newswire, October 2, 2008. URL:  http://media-newswire.com/release_1075159.html Author:  Swickard, Joe Title:   Firearms Cases at Lab to be Reviewed Citation:  Detroit Free Press, September 27, 2008. URL:  http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080927/NEWS01/809270334

October 2, 2008

Author:  Smith, Jordan Title:   Innocence Project Seeks Justice Citation:  The Austin Chronicle, October 3, 2008, at 30.

September 29, 2008

Author:  Associated Press Title:   Victim Helps Clear Dead Man Convicted of Rape Citation:  International Herald Tribune, September 20, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/4rdm25 Author:  Blackburn, Elliott Title:   Innocence Project Seeks Inquiry into '86 Lubbock Rape Conviction Citation:  Avalanche-Journal, September 26, 2008. URL:  http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/092608/loc_337026403.shtml Author:  Bloodsworth, Kirk Noble Title:   Opinion, Another Innocent Man, Another Wake-up Call for the Criminal Justice System Citation:  Huffington Post, September 23, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/53fre9 Author:  Ellis, Tiara M. Title:   Man Joins Dallas County's Roll Call of DNA Innocence Citation:  Dallas Morning News, September 20, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/4zg97r Author:  Ganim, Sara Title:   Lawyer Says DNA Will Exonerate Man in 1977 Murder Citation:  Centre Daily Times, September 24, 2008. URL:  http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/crime_courts/story/860295.html Author:  LoBianco, Tom Title:   Lawmakers Want DNA System Fixed Citation:  Wash. Times, September 24, 2008. URL:  http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/24/lawmakers-call-for-fix-of-dna-system/ Author:  McKenna, Corey Title:   Four States Receive Grants to Review DNA Evidence Citation:  Government Technology, September 24, 2008. URL:  http://www.govtech.com/gt/417953?topic=117680 Author:  Mercer, Monica Title:   Man Convicted of Rape, Murder May Be Cleared by DNA Citation:  Chattanooga Times Free Press, September 18, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/4c68fs Author:  Schwitt, Ben and Swickard, Joe Title:   Detroit Police Lab Shut Down After Probe Finds Errors Citation:  Detroit Free Press, September 25, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/4e3gw4 Author:  Secret, Mosi Title:   Finally Free: Wrongly Convicted of Robbery, Erick Daniels Served Seven Years Before He Was Exonerated Citation:  IndyWeek.com, September 24, 2008. URL:  http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:265448 Author:  Thompson, Steve Title:   Men Can't Be Charged in Rapes Despite DNA Links Citation:  Dallas Morning News, September 24, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/4s92ff Author:  Weinberg, Steve Title:   Innocent Until Reported Guilty Citation:  Miller-McCune, September 23, 2008. URL:  http://www.miller-mccune.com/article/675 Author:  Zapotosky, Matt Title:   DNA Technology Moves Forward Citation:  Wash. Post, September 22, 2008, at B05. URL:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/21/AR2008092102276.html