by OpenFile | Dec 27, 2013 | The Open File Blog, Wyoming
In a November post we reported on the Wyoming Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a murder conviction in which the defendant, Gabriel Drennen, had argued a theory of self-defense. The Court found that Drennen’s opportunity for a fair trial was undermined...
by OpenFile | Nov 20, 2013 | Arizona, Tennessee, The Open File Blog, Wyoming
A number of murder convictions have been overturned around the country in recent weeks due to prosecutorial misconduct. The first is the murder conviction of Jeffrey Martinson out of Maricopa County, Arizona. County Attorney Bill Montogmery has been at the center of...
by OpenFile | Oct 11, 2013 | The Open File Blog, Wyoming
Ben Neary of the Associated Press reports that a wrongfully convicted Montana man has won a settlement against the State of Wyoming following the revelation that two sheriffs deputies and a county attorney’s office investigator conspired to withhold exculpatory...