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OR: Multnomah County DA’s Office Follows “Conviction Integrity” Trend

OR: Multnomah County DA’s Office Follows “Conviction Integrity” Trend

by OpenFile | Oct 27, 2014 | Oregon, The Open File Blog

Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill has announced a plan to have one of his longest serving prosecutors take on a new role in the office: to review defendants’ claims of innocence and prevent future wrongful convictions. Numerous conviction...
OH: Prosecutors’ Outrage at Committee Recommendations A Bit Rich Considering They Didn’t Turn Up to Meetings

OH: Prosecutors’ Outrage at Committee Recommendations A Bit Rich Considering They Didn’t Turn Up to Meetings

by Jane | Apr 24, 2014 | Ohio, The Open File Blog

County prosecutors responded to the legal recommendations released by Ohio’s Death Penalty Task Force earlier this month by criticizing the work of the Task Force as anti-death penalty and biased. Their outrage appears to center on recommendations that would curtail...
Conviction Integrity Units: The Limits of Self-Policing Lead to Mixed Outcomes for Defendants

Conviction Integrity Units: The Limits of Self-Policing Lead to Mixed Outcomes for Defendants

by OpenFile | Apr 23, 2014 | National, The Open File Blog

As we reported yesterday, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty is the latest district attorney to launch a conviction integrity unit in his office to review cases of possible wrongful conviction. Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins was the first to...

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