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Connecticut to Pay $15.9 Million in Wrongful Conviction Settlements
Marquis Jackson and Vernon Horn, two Black men, were wrongfully convicted of a 1999 murder in New Haven, Connecticut, and will receive $5.3 million and $4.8 million settlements, respectively, after new evidence revealed police misconduct and faulty testimony; a third man, Stefon Morant, will receive...
Connecticut to Pay $15.9 Million in Wrongful Conviction Settlements
Marquis Jackson and Vernon Horn, two Black men, were wrongfully convicted of a 1999 murder in New Haven, Connecticut, and will receive $5.3 million and $4.8 million settlements, respectively, after new evidence revealed police misconduct and faulty testimony; a third man, Stefon Morant, will receive...
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24% Bias Score
Hochman Opposes Menendez Brothers' New Trial Request
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman opposes Erik and Lyle Menendez's request for a new trial for the 1989 murders of their parents, rejecting their claim of new evidence of abuse, while delaying a decision on their resentencing request, disappointing the family.
Hochman Opposes Menendez Brothers' New Trial Request
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman opposes Erik and Lyle Menendez's request for a new trial for the 1989 murders of their parents, rejecting their claim of new evidence of abuse, while delaying a decision on their resentencing request, disappointing the family.
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48% Bias Score
Hawaii Man Freed After 30 Years Based on New DNA Evidence
A Hawaii judge ordered the release of Gordon Cordeiro on Friday after 30 years in prison for a 1994 murder, due to new DNA evidence excluding him as the source and highlighting an unidentified person's DNA profile at the crime scene. The initial trial ended in a hung jury before a later conviction.
Hawaii Man Freed After 30 Years Based on New DNA Evidence
A Hawaii judge ordered the release of Gordon Cordeiro on Friday after 30 years in prison for a 1994 murder, due to new DNA evidence excluding him as the source and highlighting an unidentified person's DNA profile at the crime scene. The initial trial ended in a hung jury before a later conviction.
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40% Bias Score
Expert Report Challenges Conviction of British Nurse Lucy Letby
A new report by 14 international experts claims there is no medical evidence to support the conviction of British nurse Lucy Letby, who was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more, raising concerns about a potential miscarriage of justice and prompting calls for a ...
Expert Report Challenges Conviction of British Nurse Lucy Letby
A new report by 14 international experts claims there is no medical evidence to support the conviction of British nurse Lucy Letby, who was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more, raising concerns about a potential miscarriage of justice and prompting calls for a ...
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56% Bias Score
Independent Panel Clears Convicted Nurse Lucy Letby of Murder
A 14-person panel of international medical experts, led by retired neonatologist Shoo Lee, reviewed the case of British nurse Lucy Letby, concluding that the deaths and injuries of the babies were due to natural causes or medical errors, not murder, potentially leading to an appeal.
Independent Panel Clears Convicted Nurse Lucy Letby of Murder
A 14-person panel of international medical experts, led by retired neonatologist Shoo Lee, reviewed the case of British nurse Lucy Letby, concluding that the deaths and injuries of the babies were due to natural causes or medical errors, not murder, potentially leading to an appeal.
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56% Bias Score
Delphi Murders Convict Appeals Conviction Based on New Evidence
Richard Allen, convicted of the 2017 Delphi murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams, is appealing his conviction based on four arguments: conflicting witness testimony about a white van, a new alleged confession by a deceased man, an improper prison transfer, and disputed forensic phone evide...
Delphi Murders Convict Appeals Conviction Based on New Evidence
Richard Allen, convicted of the 2017 Delphi murders of Liberty German and Abigail Williams, is appealing his conviction based on four arguments: conflicting witness testimony about a white van, a new alleged confession by a deceased man, an improper prison transfer, and disputed forensic phone evide...
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48% Bias Score
Maui Man Freed After 30 Years Based on New DNA Evidence
Gordon Cordeiro, imprisoned for 30 years for a murder on Maui he says he didn't commit, was released Friday after new DNA evidence overturned his conviction; his first actions involved visiting his mother's grave and celebrating with family, while prosecutors plan to appeal.
Maui Man Freed After 30 Years Based on New DNA Evidence
Gordon Cordeiro, imprisoned for 30 years for a murder on Maui he says he didn't commit, was released Friday after new DNA evidence overturned his conviction; his first actions involved visiting his mother's grave and celebrating with family, while prosecutors plan to appeal.
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36% Bias Score
Hawaii Man Freed After 30 Years Based on New DNA Evidence
Hawaii man Gordon Cordeiro, 51, was released from prison on Friday after 30 years, due to new DNA evidence that excludes him from the 1994 murder of Timothy Blaisdell in Maui; the prosecution plans to appeal.
Hawaii Man Freed After 30 Years Based on New DNA Evidence
Hawaii man Gordon Cordeiro, 51, was released from prison on Friday after 30 years, due to new DNA evidence that excludes him from the 1994 murder of Timothy Blaisdell in Maui; the prosecution plans to appeal.
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40% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975, resulting in his release to home confinement; the decision is celebrated by supporters who view it as a correction of a systemic injustice, while critics...
Biden Commutes Sentence of Indigenous Activist Leonard Peltier
President Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of Leonard Peltier, an 80-year-old Indigenous activist convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975, resulting in his release to home confinement; the decision is celebrated by supporters who view it as a correction of a systemic injustice, while critics...
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32% Bias Score
Expert Panel Challenges Conviction of British Nurse Accused of Infant Murders
A British nurse, Lucy Letby, convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, is the subject of an international expert review that disputes the verdict, citing insufficient evidence of criminal misconduct and suggesting that the infants' deaths may be attributed to natura...
Expert Panel Challenges Conviction of British Nurse Accused of Infant Murders
A British nurse, Lucy Letby, convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, is the subject of an international expert review that disputes the verdict, citing insufficient evidence of criminal misconduct and suggesting that the infants' deaths may be attributed to natura...
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56% Bias Score
Medical Expert Challenges Lucy Letby Conviction, Exposing Hospital Failures
Retired Canadian doctor Dr. Shoo Lee's research refutes the medical evidence used to convict Lucy Letby, highlighting systemic failures at the Countess of Chester Hospital that led to babies' deaths, raising concerns about the validity of her conviction and exposing significant flaws in the prosecut...
Medical Expert Challenges Lucy Letby Conviction, Exposing Hospital Failures
Retired Canadian doctor Dr. Shoo Lee's research refutes the medical evidence used to convict Lucy Letby, highlighting systemic failures at the Countess of Chester Hospital that led to babies' deaths, raising concerns about the validity of her conviction and exposing significant flaws in the prosecut...
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44% Bias Score
Connecticut to Pay $5.9 Million for Wrongful Imprisonment
Connecticut will pay $5.9 million to the family of Richard Lapointe, who was wrongly imprisoned for over two decades after a 1992 murder conviction was overturned in 2015 due to his mental disability and withheld evidence; the state acknowledges wrongdoing.
Connecticut to Pay $5.9 Million for Wrongful Imprisonment
Connecticut will pay $5.9 million to the family of Richard Lapointe, who was wrongly imprisoned for over two decades after a 1992 murder conviction was overturned in 2015 due to his mental disability and withheld evidence; the state acknowledges wrongdoing.
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36% Bias Score
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