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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.

Click article title to view a .pdf file of its first page (when available).
Items are listed alphabetically in reverse chronological order:

May 7, 2008

Author:  Dewan, Shaila Title:   As Executions Resume, So Do Questions of Fairness Citation:  N.Y. Times, May 7, 2008, at A1.

May 5, 2008

Author:  Baker, Max B. Title:   Dallas DA Says He'll Lobby for Changes in Law Citation:  Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, April 30, 2008. URL:  http://www.star-telegram.com/dallas_news/story/613496.html Author:  Castillo, Alfonso A. Title:   Tankleff: Cuomo Should Reveal Grand Jury Findings Citation:  Newsday, April 29, 2008. URL:  http://www.newsday.com/news/local/ny-litank0430,0,4969047.story Author:  Daniels, Serena Maria Title:   Man Jailed Wrongfully for 16 Months to Get $550,000 from Buena Park Citation:  Orange County Register, April 30, 2008. URL:  http://www.ocregister.com/articles/ochoa-city-settlement-2030948-court-buena Author:  Elliott, Janet Title:   Exonerations Prompt Forum on Convictions Citation:  Hous. Chron., April 30, 2008. URL:  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5744536.html Author:  Emily, Jennfer and McGonigle, Steve Title:   Dallas DA's Scrutiny of Non-DNA Cases May Alter View of Inmates' Innocence Claims Citation:  Dallas Morning News, April 27, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/5zugdu Author:  Farkas, Karen Title:   30 Ohio Inmates Seeking New DNA Tests to Prove Innocence Citation:  The Plain Dealer, April 27, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/62waff Author:  Hoffman, Allison Title:   District Attorney Investigates Widow's Murder Case Citation:  Mercury News, April 24, 2008. Author:  Korris, Steve Title:   Man Wants Officers, Lawyer to Compensate Him for Wrongful Imprisonment Citation:  West Virginia Record, April 18, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/6yg2k3 Author:  LaDucca, Rocco Title:   DNA Tests May Shed Light on 20-Year-Old Whitestown Murder Citation:  Utica Observer-Dispatch, April 29, 2008. URL:  http://www.uticaod.com/news/x1838794814 Author:  Liptak, Adam Title:   When Law Prevents Righting a Wrong Citation:  N.Y. Times, May 4, 2008, Week in Review. Author:  Locke, Mandy Title:   North Carolina Frees 8th Death Row Inmate Citation:  Hous. Chron., May 3, 2008. URL:  http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nation/5750742.html Author:  McKay, Jim Title:   Houston PD Crime Lab Upgrades After Critical Investigation Citation:  Government Technology, April 28, 2008. URL:  http://www.govtech.com/tt/articles/301675 Author:  Mitchell, Jerry Title:   DNA Testing for Convicted Ex-Officer Still Elusive Citation:  Clarion Ledger, April 21, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/5blbfh Author:  Reza, H.G. Title:   Falsely Convicted Man to be Compensated Citation:  L.A. Times, April 24, 2008. URL:  http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ochoa24apr24,1,6201731.story

April 30, 2008

Author:  Emily, Jennifer Title:   Man Set to be 17th Exonerated by DNA in Dallas County Citation:  Dallas Morning News, April 29, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/69fjal

April 29, 2008

Title:   Texas: Man Cleared of Murder After 27 Years Citation:  N.Y. Times, April 29, 2008, at A16.

April 28, 2008

Title:   Making Up for Mistakes Citation:  Wash. Post, April 28, 2008, at A09. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/62lb9v Author:  Slevin, Peter and Lydersen, Kari Title:   Exonerated Ex-Inmates Struggle to Shed Stigma Citation:  Wash. Post, April 28, 2008, at A01. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/6cjjny

April 26, 2008

Title:   House Committee Meets on DNA Initiatives Citation:  Forensic Magazine, April 11, 2008. URL:  http://www.forensicmag.com/News_Articles.asp?pid=290 Title:   Judge, Commissioner Face Possible Discipline in Delayed Release Citation:  Wabash Plain Dealer, April 10, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/6rkfcx Author:  Baker, Max B. Title:   Freed, He's Adjusting, Helping Citation:  Fort Worth Star-Telegram, April 4, 2008. URL:  http://www.star-telegram.com/crime_courts/story/561521.html Author:  Brubaker, Bill Title:   DNA Review Yields No New Exonerations Citation:  Wash. Post, April 13, 2008, at C06. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/625mfu Author:  Byrd, Sheila Title:   Attorneys Ask State Board to Pull Pathologist's License Citation:  Sun Herald, April 8, 2008. URL:  http://www.sunherald.com/306/v-print/story/476000.html Author:  Culp, Cindy V. Title:   Baylor Law Students Reviewing One of Waco's Most Gripping Capital Murder Cases Citation:  Waco Tribune, April 10, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/4dja3f Author:  Echegaray, Chris Title:   Judge Orders Death Row Inmate Paul House Released Citation:  The Tennessean, April 8, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/6op3yl Author:  Emily, Jennifer Title:   In Dallas County, Evidence Storage Faces a Space Crunch Citation:  Dallas Morning News, April 6, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/6au8vr Author:  Fischer, David Title:   Governor Signs Crotzer Payback for Prison Bill Citation:  Florida Times-Union, April 10, 2008. URL:  http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/041008/D8VV7HOG0.shtml Author:  Franklin, Wes Title:   DNA Bill Passes Panel Citation:  Neosho Daily News, April 11, 2008. URL:  http://www.neoshodailynews.com/news/x450930820 Author:  Harmon, Gary Title:   DNA Bill Pits King Against Usual Allies Citation:  Grand Junction Sentinel, April 10, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/5d6pvx Author:  McGonigle, Steve and Emily, Jennifer Title:   DNA Evidence Clears Another Dallas County Inmate Citation:  Dallas Morning News, April 15, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/58hgb7 Author:  Saltzman, Jonathan Title:   Judge Allows Civil Rights Suit Against Police to Continue Citation:  Boston Globe, April 11, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/6bso29 Author:  Saltzman, Jonathan Title:   Judge Declares Mistrial in Drumgold's Civil Case Citation:  Boston Globe, April 17, 2008. URL:  http://tinyurl.com/6hgoe3 Author:  Warner, Gene Title:   What Price to Pay for Wrongful Imprisonment? Citation:  Buffalo News, April 12, 2008. URL:  http://www.buffalonews.com/home/story/321398.html