This story deals with a Los Angeles case, but has implications for Dallas County, with its lengthy log roll of exonerated former inmates convicted on faulty evidence. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that such inmates cannot sue district attorneys...
My colleagues Steve McGonigle and Jennifer Emily did a good job this week of explaining how people end up convicted of crimes they didn't commit -- mostly through faulty eyewitness identification. But if you want to know another reason, read...
Among the public comments I've read and heard about today's release of Johnnie Earl Lindsey, who spent 26 years locked up for a rape he didn't commit, are demands for censure and even prosecution of the original victim who ID'ed...
And it's a profoundly sad one. Michelle Moore, the attorney for Dallas County's soonest-to-be-released wrongfully convicted suspect describes her client's wariness of life in the world after spending 26 years locked away for a crime he didn't do: "He's scared...
Seriously, I am just crazy about the original PM series: the cool music, the cars, the clothes, the snappy dialogue, the characters (interrogate me, Paul!). This week brought the much-anticipated DVD release of Season 3, Vol. 1. Contained therein is...
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