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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...
NY: Three More Men to Be Exonerated Through Brooklyn DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit

NY: Three More Men to Be Exonerated Through Brooklyn DA’s Conviction Integrity Unit

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...
NY: Brooklyn Man to be Exonerated Following Uncovering of Misconduct

NY: Brooklyn Man to be Exonerated Following Uncovering of Misconduct

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...
Brooklyn, NY: Ken Thompson’s Challenge

Brooklyn, NY: Ken Thompson’s Challenge

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...

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