by Bert | Sep 7, 2018 | Pennsylvania
Anthony Wright is a well-known man in Philadelphia. He spent nearly 25 years in prison on murder and rape convictions although he was actually innocent. Even though compelling scientific evidence—that he and the Innocence Project had to fight for years to...
by Bert | May 25, 2017 | Pennsylvania
Philadelphia’s sprawling criminal justice system may experience a significant shakeup in the near future. While the current District Attorney, Seth Williams, hangs on to his position despite a federal indictment against him, the Democratic primary preceding the...
by OpenFile | Aug 23, 2013 | Pennsylvania, The Open File Blog
The blog of Philadelphia’s Atlantic Center for Capital Representation has a terrific post today about the startling developments in the James Dennis case, which we wrote about yesterday. As ACCR’s blogpost points out, the kind of undisclosed evidence in...
by OpenFile | Aug 22, 2013 | Pennsylvania, The Open File Blog
A federal judge has vacated the conviction and death sentence of a Pennsylvania man this week, citing withheld evidence and shaky witness testimony. James Dennis was 21 years old when he was arrested for the 1991 murder of a 17 year old high school student. Chendell...
