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Looking Back: The Fraudulent Actions of the Former Westchester County DA

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|Date: October 17, 2021
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Looking Back: The Fraudulent Actions of the Former Westchester County DA

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

October 17, 2021
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Christopher Dunn Still Fights for His freedom in Missouri after Proving His Innocence

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|Date: October 16, 2021
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Christopher Dunn Still Fights for His freedom in Missouri after Proving His Innocence

by Kira Dunn Christopher Dunn just spent his 11,471st day locked in prison for a crime he proved he did n ...

by Kira Dunn Christopher Dunn just spent his 11,471st day locked in prison for a crime he proved he did not commit. In September 2020, a judge wrote in his order that Dunn is innocent. However, Dunn s ...

October 16, 2021
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Texas Man Demonstrates Compelling Evidence of Innocence after 23 Years on Death Row

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|Date: October 13, 2021
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Texas Man Demonstrates Compelling Evidence of Innocence after 23 Years on Death Row

By Joshua Cenzano BASTROP COUNTY, TX – Twenty-three years after his conviction, and death row pronunciati ...

By Joshua Cenzano BASTROP COUNTY, TX – Twenty-three years after his conviction, and death row pronunciation, Rodney Reed recently presented remarkably strong evidence to the 21st Judicial District Cou ...

October 13, 2021
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Relief to Man on Death Row Who Claims Innocence in Death of Pregnant Girlfriend

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|Date: October 07, 2021
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Relief to Man on Death Row Who Claims Innocence in Death of Pregnant Girlfriend

By Wendy Moya WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. Supreme Court denied a Texas man’s request for relief on the basis ...

By Wendy Moya WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. Supreme Court denied a Texas man’s request for relief on the basis that his defense counsel told the jury he was guilty, even though he maintained he was innocen ...

October 07, 2021
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Will Oklahoma Governor Spare Julius Jones from Execution?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 23, 2021
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Will Oklahoma Governor Spare Julius Jones from Execution?

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oklahoma, City – This week the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Oklahoma, City – This week the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals set an executive date for Julius Jones for November 18, despite a September 13 action by the Ok ...

September 23, 2021
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Investigating Officer Refuses to Speak about Old Murder Conviction

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 22, 2021
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Investigating Officer Refuses to Speak about Old Murder Conviction

By Robert Hansen Lionell Tholmer was convicted for the murder of Cynthia Sparpana and her daughter Danyel ...

By Robert Hansen Lionell Tholmer was convicted for the murder of Cynthia Sparpana and her daughter Danyel, on Nov. 14, 1992—convicted by an all-white jury, and sentenced to death. Sparpana was found d ...

September 22, 2021
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Prosecutor Motions for Convicted Murderer’s Release – but Missouri AG Prevents It

Posted by Carson Eschen
|Date: September 07, 2021
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Prosecutor Motions for Convicted Murderer’s Release – but Missouri AG Prevents It

By Carson Eschen KANSAS CITY, MI - Jean Peters Baker, prosecutor of Jackson County, MI, submitted a motio ...

By Carson Eschen KANSAS CITY, MI - Jean Peters Baker, prosecutor of Jackson County, MI, submitted a motion on Aug. 28 to overturn the conviction of Kevin Strickland, citing “clear and convincing evide ...

September 07, 2021
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Missouri Governor’s Pardons Don’t Include Lamar Johnson – For Now, Johnson Remains in Prison for Crime He Did Not Commit

Posted by Casey Rawlings
|Date: August 20, 2021
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Missouri Governor’s Pardons Don’t Include Lamar Johnson – For Now, Johnson Remains in Prison for Crime He Did Not Commit

By Casey Rawlings and Elizabeth Garabedian ST. LOUIS, MO - Missouri governor Mike Parson has now announce ...

By Casey Rawlings and Elizabeth Garabedian ST. LOUIS, MO - Missouri governor Mike Parson has now announced 14 pardons and commutations, but excluded from those pardoned was Lamar Johnson, a man incarc ...

August 20, 2021
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Former Philly Detectives Involved in Wrongful Conviction of Anthony Wright, Charged After Grand Jury Investigation

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|Date: August 17, 2021
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Former Philly Detectives Involved in Wrongful Conviction of Anthony Wright, Charged After Grand Jury Investigation

By Elizabeth Garabedian PHILADELPHIA, PA - District Attorney Larry Krasner late last Friday issued a stat ...

By Elizabeth Garabedian PHILADELPHIA, PA - District Attorney Larry Krasner late last Friday issued a statement addressing the charges of perjury and false swearing brought against former Philadelphia ...

August 17, 2021
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U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Arizona Exoneration as Wrongful Conviction Investigations Rise

Posted by Allison Hodge
|Date: August 10, 2021
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U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Arizona Exoneration as Wrongful Conviction Investigations Rise

By Allison Hodge WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on a previously overturn ...

By Allison Hodge WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on a previously overturned death row conviction, even as “reformist” prosecutors continue to overturn wrongful convicti ...

August 10, 2021
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My View: Unequal Justice Under the Law – Missouri Governor Chooses Politics Over Justice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 07, 2021
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My View: Unequal Justice Under the Law – Missouri Governor Chooses Politics Over Justice

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I saw this earlier in the week. I actually clipped the image to u ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor I saw this earlier in the week. I actually clipped the image to use it later, but things got too busy and so by the time I got around to write it, the Washingto ...

August 07, 2021
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Formerly Wrongly Incarcerated Watches Strickland’s Circumstance and Notices a Familiar Ring

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 02, 2021
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Formerly Wrongly Incarcerated Watches Strickland’s Circumstance and Notices a Familiar Ring

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Kevin Strickland has spent more than 42 years in prison with all e ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Kevin Strickland has spent more than 42 years in prison with all evidence, including the actual perpetrators and the sole surviving victim, believing he was wron ...

August 02, 2021
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GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT – DENNIS A. PERRY IS EXONERATED

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: July 21, 2021
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GEORGIA INNOCENCE PROJECT – DENNIS A. PERRY IS EXONERATED

By Marilin Ayon and Marcia Barajas CAMDEN COUNTY, GA – This week, more than 20 years after his arrest, De ...

By Marilin Ayon and Marcia Barajas CAMDEN COUNTY, GA – This week, more than 20 years after his arrest, Dennis Arnold Perry, had his murder conviction charges after new DNA evidence, unavailable at the ...

July 21, 2021
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On Death Row: Rodney Reed Maintains Innocence, Hoping Third Appeal will Exonerate Him

Posted by Maia Surendra
|Date: July 20, 2021
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On Death Row: Rodney Reed Maintains Innocence, Hoping Third Appeal will Exonerate Him

By Maia Surendra and Elizabeth Garabedian BASTROP, TX - The third murder appeal hearing for Rodney Reed t ...

By Maia Surendra and Elizabeth Garabedian BASTROP, TX - The third murder appeal hearing for Rodney Reed that began Monday in Bastrop County, TX yielded testimony that questioned the time of the murder ...

July 20, 2021
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The Lionel Ernest Tholmer Story: Decades Incarcerated and Might Be Not Guilty

Posted by Lauren Smith
|Date: July 15, 2021
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The Lionel Ernest Tholmer Story: Decades Incarcerated and Might Be Not Guilty

By Alexander Ramirez, Ramneet Singh and Lauren Smith WOODLAND, CA - After about 35 years incarcerated, Li ...

By Alexander Ramirez, Ramneet Singh and Lauren Smith WOODLAND, CA - After about 35 years incarcerated, Lionel Ernest Tholmer, convicted of murdering a mother and her three-year-old child as well as hi ...

July 15, 2021
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Lamar Johnson Denied Petition to Overturn Murder Conviction – He Swears He Did Not Commit Crime, Confessed Shooters Even Say He Didn’t Do It

Posted by elizabethgarabedian
|Date: July 15, 2021
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Lamar Johnson Denied Petition to Overturn Murder Conviction – He Swears He Did Not Commit Crime, Confessed Shooters Even Say He Didn’t Do It

By Paulina Buelna, Elizabeth Garabedian, Casey Rawlings ST. LOUIS, MO - After nearly 26 years of incarcer ...

By Paulina Buelna, Elizabeth Garabedian, Casey Rawlings ST. LOUIS, MO - After nearly 26 years of incarceration, Lamar Johnson, who has been serving life without parole, has been denied a petition to o ...

July 15, 2021
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Stankewitz Habeas Granted Informal Response from AG’s Office

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 14, 2021
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Stankewitz Habeas Granted Informal Response from AG’s Office

By David M. Greenwald Fresno County, CA – In a move that surprised the defense team, a Fresno County judg ...

By David M. Greenwald Fresno County, CA – In a move that surprised the defense team, a Fresno County judge in early June issued a request for an informal response to the writ of habeas corpus filed on ...

June 14, 2021
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Philly DA Announces Murder Conviction Vacated After Dirty Cop, Prosecution Misconduct

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: June 08, 2021
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Philly DA Announces Murder Conviction Vacated After Dirty Cop, Prosecution Misconduct

By Michael Wheeler PHILADELPHIA, PA —A Philadelphia court vacated the conviction of Arkel Garcia for a mu ...

By Michael Wheeler PHILADELPHIA, PA —A Philadelphia court vacated the conviction of Arkel Garcia for a murder conviction dating back to 2013, announced Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner las ...

June 08, 2021
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Governor Orders Independent Investigation of Kevin Cooper Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 29, 2021
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Governor Orders Independent Investigation of Kevin Cooper Case

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – While the death penalty has effectively ceased in California, ther ...

By David M. Greenwald Sacramento, CA – While the death penalty has effectively ceased in California, there remain people on death row. One of higher profile remaining death row incarcerated people is ...

May 29, 2021
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Philly Court Orders New Trial for Convicted Man after Nearly 40 Years

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: May 24, 2021
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Philly Court Orders New Trial for Convicted Man after Nearly 40 Years

By Esha Kher PHILADELPHIA, PA - Five years after doubts began circulating in the news media about a lack ...

By Esha Kher PHILADELPHIA, PA - Five years after doubts began circulating in the news media about a lack of evidence and integrity in the conviction of Larry Walker, the Philadelphia Court of Common P ...

May 24, 2021
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