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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:

July 2, 2009

Author:  Bernstein, David S. Title:   Boston's $10 Million Boo-Boos Citation:  Boston Phoenix, July 1, 2009. URL:  http://thephoenix.com/Boston/News/85908-Bostons-$10-Million-Boo-Boos/ Author:  Casey, Rick Title:   Op-Ed, Dog's Nose Fallible as a Crime Lab Citation:  Hous. Chron., June 30, 2009. URL:  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6505658.html Author:  Egan, Paul Title:   Wrongfully Convicted Man Can't Sue Accuser, Court Rules Citation:  Detroit News, July 1, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/mkpqqn Author:  Kates, Tasha Title:   High Court: Test Results Not Enough Citation:  NewsVirginian.com, June 30, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/nf3y48 Author:  Kerlik, Bobby Title:   Pennsylvania Prisoners Seeking Exoneration Via DNA May Get Help Citation:  Pittsburg Tribune-Review, June 29, 2009. URL:  http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_631466.html Author:  Khanna, Roma Title:   Death Row Inmate's Bid for Release Delayed Citation:  Hous. Chron., June 29, 2009. URL:  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6502847.html Author:  Khanna, Roma Title:   HPD Crime Lab Back in the Spotlight Citation:  Hous. Chron., June 27, 2009. URL:  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6500999.html Author:  Welsh-Huggins, Andrew Title:   Ohio Innocence Project Says Man Isn't Killer of 3 Citation:  The Columbus Dispatch, June 30, 2009. URL:  http://dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/06/30/keith.html?sid=101 Author:  Wittenauer, Cheryl Title:   Wrongful Conviction Claim to Be Reviewed Citation:  News-Leader.com, July 1, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/nuwegr

July 1, 2009

Author:  McKinley, James C. Jr. Title:   New Evidence Opens Old Wound in 1991 Slaying of 4 Girls Citation:  N.Y. Times, July 1, 2009, at A18.

June 30, 2009

Author:  Associated Press Title:   Supreme Court Delays Troy Davis Decision Citation:  Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 30, 2009. URL:  http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/2009/06/30/troy_davis.html

June 29, 2009

Author:  Baker, Rebecca Title:   Judge Hears Final Arguments at Exoneration Hearing in '96 Eastchester Double-slay Case Citation:  Lower Hudson Journal News, June 24, 2009. URL:  http://lohud.com/article/20090624/NEWS02/906240397/-1/SPORTS Author:  Butts, Mike Title:   Bujak: Activists Reopen Felony Case Citation:  Idaho Press-Tribune, June 26, 2009. URL:  http://www.idahopress.com/news/?id=24293 Author:  Khanna, Roma Title:   Ex-inmate Tells of Unjust Verdict, Family's Hardship Citation:  Hous. Chron., June 19, 2009. URL:  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6489188.html Author:  Khanna, Roma Title:   Jury Awards Rodriguez $5 Million Citation:  Hous. Chron., June 25, 2009. URL:  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6497952.html Author:  Meyerson, Ben Title:   Record Verdict: Former Gang Member Awarded $21 Million for Wrongful Conviction Citation:  Chi. Trib., June 23, 2009. URL:  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-federal-police-lawsuitjun23,0,3802704.story Author:  Packer, Adrienne Title:   Appeals Court Says DNA Test Violated Las Vegas Inmate's Rights Citation:  Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 23, 2009. URL:  http://www.lvrj.com/news/breaking_news/48940482.html Author:  Saltzman, Jonathan Title:   $500,000 Could Be Awarded in Overturned Drug Case Citation:  Boston Globe, June 25, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/ly3f2c Author:  Saltzman, Jonathan and Ellement, John Title:   Accused Win Right to Query Forensics Citation:  Boston Globe, June 26, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/ljxhtw Author:  Torres, John A. and Schweers, Jeff Title:   Dog Handler Led to Bad Evidence Citation:  Florida Today, June 21, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/nzuvd7 Author:  Vicini, James Title:   Top Court Requires Lab Analyst Testimony Citation:  Reuters, June 25, 2009. URL:  http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE55O48G20090625 Author:  Welborn, Vickie Title:   Leesville Man Seeks Additional Money for Wrongful Incarceration Citation:  Shreveport Times, June 21, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/m8m3vx

June 25, 2009

Author:  Dicken, Brad Title:   Judge Acquits Smith and Allen in Head Start Case Citation:  The Chronicle-Telegram, June 25, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/n69ff2

June 24, 2009

Author:  Flood, Mary Title:   $35 Million for Wrongful Conviction? Citation:  Hous. Chron., June 24, 2009. URL:  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6494429.html

June 23, 2009

Author:  Halpert, Mordechai and Sangero, Boaz Title:   From A Plane Crash to the Conviction of an Innocent Person: Why Forensic Science Evidence Should Be Inadmissible Unless It Has Been Developed As A Safety-Critical System Citation:  32 Hamline L. Rev. 65 (2009).

June 22, 2009

Author:  Cooper, Scott Title:   Former DA Bob Macy, Ex-Forensic Chemist Joyce Gilchrist Settle Case Citation:  Oklahoma Gazette, June 17, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/ls2d2o Author:  Emerson, Bo Title:   A Life Restored After Prison Calvin Johnson Builds A New Life Citation:  Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 15, 2009. URL:  http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/06/15/johnson0615.html Author:  Emily, Jennifer Title:   Public Defender Discusses DNA Testing's Role in Exonerations Citation:  Dallas Morning News, June 13, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/nb7h5r Author:  Fields, Reginald Title:   High Court to Hear Prade Case Citation:  The Plain Dealer, June 18, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/kve49c Author:  Green, Frank Title:   State Joins Move to Declare Richmond Man Innocent Citation:  Richmond Times-Dispatch, June 12, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/lg6wvg Author:  Hutchinson, Earl Ofari Title:   Opinion, Another Wrong for the Wrongly Accused Citation:  L.A. Watts Times, June 18, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/nkflya Author:  James, Randy Title:   A Brief History of DNA Testing Citation:  Time, June 19, 2009. URL:  http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1905706,00.html Author:  Locke, Mandy Title:   Death Row Inmate Granted A New Trial Citation:  The News and Observer, June 16, 2009. URL:  http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1571997.html Author:  Lynn, Adam Title:   Tacoma Man's DNA Plea Denied Citation:  The News Tribune, June 12, 2009. URL:  http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/776097.html Author:  Maxwell, Scott Title:   Op-Ed, How Many More Are Innocent? Citation:  Orlando Sentinel, June 14, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/m93ekm Author:  Torres, John A. Title:   Senator to Sponsor Dillon Citation:  Florida Today, June 14, 2009. URL:  http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090614/NEWS01/906140333/1006 Author:  Wagner, Mike Title:   Ex-inmate Yet to See Settlement Citation:  Columbus Dispatch, June 19, 2009. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/leh4v3

June 19, 2009

Author:  Liptak, Adam Title:   Justices Reject Inmate Right to DNA Tests Citation:  N.Y. Times, June 19, 2009, at A1.