Archive for March, 2006

Judge Apologizes for wrongful conviction

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

Gregory Wallis was 29 years old when he was arrested and tried for a burglary and attempted sexual assault. He swore he didn’t do it, and after an inconclusive DNA test using old technology, a Texas jury convicted him and the judge gave him 50 years in prison. Now, 18 years later, with the benefit […]

Boston coughs up $3.2M after DNA Exoneration

Saturday, March 11th, 2006

It’s bad enough when a completely factually innocent man has to spend 10 years of his life in prison for something he had nothing to do with — that’s got to shock the conscience of most anyone. But these tragedies hurt on so many other dimensions. When Neil Miller was wrongfully convicted of a rape […]