Washington U.S. Attorney Sets Up First Unit to ID Wrongful Convictions
Full Article: click here Posted by Reuters
Notes from the article:
"The U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington has set up the first federal unit in the nation to identify and investigate cases that ended in wrongful convictions..."
That unit is called the Conviction Integrity Unit.
"The unit will review cases in which defendants
convicted of violent felonies can offer new evidence, such as DNA
testing, that may establish innocence."
A quote from U.S. Attorney Ronald E. Machen, Jr. "This new unit will work to uncover historical
injustices and to make sure that we are doing everything in our power to
prevent such tragedies in the future.”
Who is U.S. Attorney Ronald E. Machen, Jr.?
There are prosecuter's offices that have created similar initiatives. Two of those referenced in the article include the Dallas County District Attorney's Office click here and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office click here.
The story of Donald Gates
"The U.S. Attorney's Office is sharing its results with defense lawyers and the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, a nonprofit at George Washington University Law School in Washington which fights wrongful convictions." More information on the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project visit exonerate.org.
This article was published on September 12, 2014 and accessed October 9, 2014.
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