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Settlements Reached in Two Major Cases of Wrongful Conviction Involving Prosecutorial Misconduct

Settlements Reached in Two Major Cases of Wrongful Conviction Involving Prosecutorial Misconduct

by OpenFile | Jul 16, 2014 | New York, The Open File Blog, Virginia

Two civil cases have been resolved in which wrongdoing was alleged against prosecutors for murder convictions that were later overturned on the back of prosecutorial misconduct. Michael Hash of Virginia reached an agreement with the prosecutor and sheriff he sued in...
VA: One after Another, Virginia Murder Cases Fall Apart on the Back of Prosecutorial Misconduct

VA: One after Another, Virginia Murder Cases Fall Apart on the Back of Prosecutorial Misconduct

by Jane | Mar 26, 2013 | The Open File Blog, Virginia

While testifying in the murder case of Brandon D. Cooper, state witness Nicole Byrd said that she saw Cooper running down the street after fatal shots were fired at Antwon D. Freeman. The state did not disclose to Cooper that they had a tape recording of Byrd telling...
VA: Exoneree Files Lawsuit Against DA and Others

VA: Exoneree Files Lawsuit Against DA and Others

by OpenFile | Jan 5, 2013 | The Open File Blog, Virginia

The Wrongful Convictions Blog has been following the case of Michael Hash, a fifteen-year-old convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole in Virginia. Hash, who spent 12 years in prison before a U.S. District Court judge found that he had...

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