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...
by OpenFile | May 6, 2014 | New York, The Open File Blog
In an article titled, “3 Are Exonerated of Murder in Cases Tied to a Discredited Detective,” Frances Robles and Stephanie Clifford of The New York Times report on the latest convictions to be overturned by new Brooklyn district attorney Ken Thompson due to...
by OpenFile | Apr 8, 2014 | New York, The Open File Blog
Update: Jonathan Fleming was freed yesterday after a short hearing where all charges against him were dismissed based on withheld exculpatory evidence. See Joaquin Sapien’s update at ProPublica here. ### When Jonathan Fleming’s attorney argued that his...
by David | Feb 6, 2014 | New York, The Open File Blog
Kings County (Brooklyn, NY) District Attorney Joe Hynes may have lost reelection last November to relative unknown Ken Thompson, but the fallout from the Hynes era continues. In an article entitled “At New Brooklyn District Attorney’s Door, a Tidal Wave of...
