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22Jan
2016

Separating Fact from Fiction in “Making A Murderer”

The Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer” is a 10-part series that tells the story of  Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man wrongfully convicted of sexual assault in 1985. Avery served 18 years in prison, only to be accused, ...

09Nov
2015

Does Innocence Matter in Florida? A Tale of Exoneration

Photo, Right: Wilton Dedge in 1982, age 20. Photo, Left:  Aug. 12, 2004: Wilton Dedge,age 42,  walks free, his mother Mary behind. His parents visited him monthly during his 22 years in prison; they borrowed from pension ...

02Jul
2014

Florida Death Row Inmate Has Sentence Overturned After 28 Years in Prison

        Sentence Overturned for Florida Death Row Inmate On June 27, the Florida Supreme Court vacated a conviction and death sentence of Mr. Paul Hildwin due to newly discovered evidence.  New DNA ...

09Jun
2014

This Week in History: Famous Criminals & Judges

                    On June 8, 1917, Byron Raymond (“Whizzer”) White was born — the only NFL player to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. On June 9, ...

18Mar
2014

Five Questions to Stop Asking Your Defense Attorney

There are very few absolutes in life. Remember the old adage “There’s no such thing as a stupid question”?  There are exceptions.  If you’re from New Jersey, you know precisely what I’m talking about (“What ...