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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...
Terry Williams: A Judge Tackles Prosecutorial “Gamesmanship”

Terry Williams: A Judge Tackles Prosecutorial “Gamesmanship”

by OpenFile | Nov 12, 2012 | Pennsylvania, The Open File Blog

In October 2012, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania came close to executing Terry Williams, a man who killed two men, both of whom sexually abused Terry while he was in his teens. The case has received abundant, thoughtful coverage, including from our colleagues at the...

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