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...
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...
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...
