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Compensation for the Wrongly Convicted

October 5, 2009 Jeff Welty

The News and Observer reported last week that Alan Gell will receive $3.9 million from the SBI. Most readers probably know the basics about the Gell case: he was convicted of murder and spent nine years in prison, but was granted a new trial after defense counsel uncovered evidence — known to the SBI and/or … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags compensation, exonerees, innocence, wrongful convictions 8 Comments

News Roundup

October 11, 2017September 15, 2009 Jeff Welty

Several recent news items may be of interest to readers of this blog: 1. FBI data shows that violent crimes, and especially homicides, dropped again last year and are now at rates that one expert says haven’t been seen since the 1960s. The FBI’s report is here and the News and Observer‘s story is here. … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags border searches, cyberbullying, innocence, news roundup 1 Comment

News Roundup (Actual Innocence Edition)

September 3, 2009 Jeff Welty

Although there’s been a ton of relevant news since the last News Roundup, the most timely and interesting stories all relate to claims of actual innocence. To start with, Joseph Abbitt of Winston-Salem was exonerated yesterday. After serving 14 years for raping two teenage girls — both of whom positively identified him as the perpetrator … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags innocence, news roundup 1 Comment

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