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Overturned Conviction

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immigration2 months ago•2 min saved

US Courts Halt Deportation of Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 43 Years

A Pennsylvania man, Subramanyam Vedam, who spent 43 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned, has had his deportation stayed by courts while his immigration case is reviewed. Despite a no contest plea related to a drug charge from his youth, his family and lawyers argue his wrongful imprisonment and long-term residence in the U.S. should prevent his deportation, though immigration authorities maintain the drug conviction still stands.

via AP News|

#deportation #immigration #immigration-custody

legalcriminal-justice1 year ago•2 min saved

Judge Recommends Overturning Texas Inmate Melissa Lucio's Death Sentence

A judge has recommended overturning the conviction and death sentence of Melissa Lucio, a Texas woman whose execution was delayed in 2022, after finding that evidence in her murder trial was suppressed. The suppressed evidence, including witness statements from Lucio’s children and a report by Child Protective Services, would have corroborated Lucio’s defense that her daughter died of an accidental fall. The recommendation has been sent to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and Lucio’s case has garnered support from celebrities and lawmakers.

via The Associated Press|

#death-sentence #legalcriminal-justice #melissa-lucio

legalcriminal-justice2 years ago•3 min saved

"Judge's Ruling Exposes Racial Bias in Mississippi Death Penalty Case"

A federal judge has overturned the death penalty conviction of Terry Pitchford in Mississippi, ruling that the trial judge did not allow enough opportunity for Pitchford's lawyer to argue that the prosecution was dismissing Black jurors for discriminatory reasons. The judge cited the history of the former District Attorney's discrimination against Black jurors as a motivating factor. Pitchford must be retried within six months or be released from custody. The judge's decision was also influenced by the racially biased prosecution of another Black man by the same District Attorney.

via ABC News|

#death-penalty #discrimination #jury-selection

crime2 years ago•3 min saved

Spanish Scientist's Expertise Leads to Overturning Conviction of Australia's 'Worst Female Serial Killer'

Kathleen Folbigg, dubbed "Australia's worst serial killer," has had her conviction overturned by an Australian appeals court, twenty years after being found guilty of murdering her four children. Folbigg, who was already pardoned and released from prison in June, had insisted that her children died of natural causes. The court cited reasonable doubt in her guilt, leading to the quashing of her convictions. Folbigg and her legal team are now seeking substantial compensation from the state government for the years she spent in prison.

via Euronews|

#australian-court #compensation #crime

crime2 years ago•4 min saved

Father cleared of murder charge in son's hot car death won't be retried

Prosecutors have decided not to retry Justin Ross Harris, a Georgia father whose son died after he left him in a hot car, effectively ending the case against him nearly a year after the Georgia Supreme Court overturned his conviction on charges of malice murder and child cruelty. The decision came after prosecutors conducted a thorough review of the case and found that crucial motive evidence that was admitted at the first trial in 2016 is no longer available to the state. Harris remains convicted on other charges related to his sexual activities.

via The New York Times|

#crime #hot-car-death #justin-ross-harris

crime2 years ago•2 min saved

Father cleared of murder charge in son's hot car death

Prosecutors in Cobb County, Georgia, have announced that they will not re-try Ross Harris for the hot car death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper, after the state supreme court reversed his conviction. Harris was originally convicted in 2016 of malice murder and first-degree child cruelty and sentenced to life without parole, but the Georgia Supreme Court overturned the conviction in 2022 due to the trial court's admission of motive evidence relating to Harris' sexual crimes and activities. Prosecutors stated that the crucial motive evidence is no longer available to the state, leading to their decision not to retry Harris.

via FOX 5 Atlanta|

#crime #georgia-supreme-court #hot-car-death