wrongful conviction
A jury has reached a mixed verdict in the trial of three long-retired Philadelphia detectives who were accused of lying about evidence in a 1991 homicide case that later ended with an exoneration.
In a last-ditch effort to halt Robert Roberson's Thursday evening execution, a Texas House committee issued a subpoena for him to testify before them on Oct. 21.
Oklahoma man Glynn Simmons, 71, served the longest wrongful imprisonment in U.S. history, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.
“That was not the intention,” said state Sen. Kim Thatcher (R), who introduced the bill. “Not at all.”
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Six prisoners released this week are part of a recent spike in exonerations.
Authorities say Leonard Allen Cure didn't comply after being told he was under arrest, but won’t say why he was pulled over in the first place.
Kenneth Nixon accuses the Detroit Police Department of framing him. His lawsuit seeks to avenge his 16 lost years.
A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of a 50-year-old man who has served nearly 28 years of a life prison sentence for a killing that he says he didn’t commit.
GOP senators accused Biden's court pick Nina Morrison, who has freed dozens of innocent people from prison, of fueling violent crimes. Huh?
Kevin Strickland, exonerated this week, has received an outpouring of support.