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Father Raymond J. de Souza: A rough decade for justice

Eyewitness errors costly

How many more wrongly convicted?

  • By: The Winnipeg Free Press
  • 12/21/2009
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Ostrowski freed on bail after 23 years

Ostrowski gets bail

Ostrowski freed on bail after 23 years

DNA evidence frees man wrongly convicted for 35 years: Jamie Bain goes home (video)

  • By: Tampa Crime Examiner
  • 12/17/2009
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Man Innocent, Released After 35 Years In Jail

Autopsy on executed inmate Cecil Johnson denied

Akron man wrongly convicted of murder, headed home

Concerns over experts remain despite acquittal

No comfort or peace for Charles Smith's victims

Eyewitnesses' judgment frail, jury told

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 12/11/2009
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Ohio executes inmate with single drug

  • By: newsinfo.inquirer.net
  • 12/09/2009
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'Baby killer' label erased at long last

Miscarriages of justice more likely in coming decade than last: Lockyer

  • By: The Canadian Press
  • 12/08/2009
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Victorians facing massive compensation payout to man wrongly jailed for 16 months

Mother wrongly convicted in infant's death acquitted

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 12/07/2009
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Man who says he was framed on sex charge can reopen case: court

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 12/03/2009
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Ontario man can reopen sex charge case

California: Inmate’s Appeal Is Rejected

  • By: The New York Times
  • 11/30/2009
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Kevin Cooper’s Attorneys At Orrick Will Continue Fight To Stop Execution Of Innocent Man

  • By: savekevincooper.org
  • 11/30/2009
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Fresh look at Scott Watson case

  • By: The New Zealand Herald
  • 11/29/2009
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Inmate dreams of Christmas at home

  • By: Winnipeg Free Press
  • 11/25/2009
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Killer seeks bail during case review

  • By: Winnipeg Free Press
  • 11/24/2009
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Crown seeks acquittal in Joshua case

Released from prison after being wrongly convicted, man starts his life anew

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 11/24/2009
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Leading lawyer to represent Simon Hall in appeal against murder conviction

DA: Man wrongfully convicted in made-up NYC rape

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 11/23/2009
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Crown agrees to acquittal for mom in Dr. Smith case

Court should acquit mom of infanticide in disgraced pathologist case: Crown

Defense organizations lobby Supreme Court in support of Cooper

  • By: www.dailybulletin.com
  • 11/21/2009
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A remedy for the wrongfully convicted

Wrongfully convicted NYC man freed after 17 years

Law firm files suit to stop compensation owed to Dallas County DNA exoneree

  • By: The Dallas Morning News
  • 11/19/2009
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Danger of wrongful convictions under current legal aid system: lawyers

Texas inmate who changed mind about execution put to death for slaying of 84-year-old woman

Texas Appeals Court Rejects Appeal Of Innocent Man On Death Row For 28 Years

Grant helps Wisconsin Innocence Project to overturn wrongful convictions

  • By: Green Bay Press-Gazette
  • 11/16/2009
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Petition: Demand DNA testing for Johnnie Lee Savory

  • By: Justice for Savory: Falsely Accused, Unjustly Convicted: A Child's Story
  • 11/15/2009
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Triple-murder case against Robert Sanderson looks very different now than 1997

UVic hands out honourary degrees

Prosecutors Say Students Paid Witness to Aid Case

  • By: The New York Times
  • 11/10/2009
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Wrongly convicted man wins £1.4m after getting hooked on drugs in prison

AIDWYC lends its support to legal aid boycott

  • By: Precedent (www.lawandstyle.ca)
  • 11/10/2009
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Justice Denied while Voices Endure: Emmett Till and Johnnie Lee Savory

Kevin Cooper responds to state in Supreme Court filing

  • By: The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
  • 11/09/2009
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Still waiting for justice

Ruling gives Crown stronger shield against lawsuits

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 11/07/2009
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“So no one else has to go through this.”

  • By: The Guelph Mercury
  • 11/06/2009
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Injustice in Illinois

US man wrongly convicted of murder rejoices in freedom, seeks compensation from lawmakers

  • By: The Metro News: Edmonton
  • 11/06/2009
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Court reviews Iowa prosecutors' immunity

  • By: The Desmoines Register
  • 11/05/2009
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Paul Blackburn lawyer condemns 'Life on Mars excuse' over wrongful jailing

Miscarriages of justice: a new breed of legal champion

Memory an unreliable witness

Judge Frees Detroit Man Convicted of Murder

  • By: publicbroadcasting.net
  • 11/03/2009
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Wrongfully Convicted Broward Man Refuses State $$

  • By: CBS News4 Local Ft. Lauderdale
  • 11/03/2009
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Death of a Watchdog

The right not to be framed

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 11/02/2009
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A subpoena stripping our future of the truth

The trouble with 'Mr. Big'

Panel will explore Truscott case

  • By: The Guelph Mercury
  • 10/31/2009
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Patriot-News investigative reporter Pete Shellem dies

Patriot-News investigative reporter Pete Shellem 'saved lives,' his peers say

Kyle Unger acquitted of 1990 killing

Undoing the damage of wrongful convictions

Wrong man, yet again?

20-year legal odyssey of falsely convicted man to end Friday

  • By: Winnipeg Free Press
  • 10/21/2009
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Northwestern Students' Records Subpoenaed by Illinois State Attorney Office

Tories want payout revealed

  • By: The Telegraph Journal
  • 10/20/2009
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Northwestern University's Medill Innocence Project is in a standoff with Cook County prosecutors

  • By: The Chicago Tribune
  • 10/19/2009
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Oklahoma City University Law School will work to free not guilty

Hide seeks answers on Sounds murders

Louisville man set free after new evidence

Key lawmakers question Md. execution process

Presumption of Guilt

  • By: The Wall Street Journal
  • 10/17/2009
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Justice requires disclosure

  • By: The Telegraph Journal
  • 10/16/2009
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Chiefs agree to pay Marshall family

  • By: The Nova Scotia Chronicle Herald
  • 10/16/2009
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Film questions Sounds murders

  • By: The New Zealand Times Online
  • 10/15/2009
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Wrongfully convicted man's trial delayed 2 weeks

Fred Kaufman: The danger of jailhouse informants

Dallas inmate set to be freed after buried evidence found

Man's conviction set aside in 1993 shooting death

  • By: The Louisville Courier Journal
  • 10/13/2009
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Man wrongly convicted in 1993 slaying

  • By: The Louisville Courier Journal
  • 10/13/2009
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Wisconsin Innocence Project marks 10th anniversary

  • By: University of Wisconsin News
  • 10/13/2009
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Withheld evidence in Dallas murder case frees man after 14 years

  • By: The Dallas Morning News
  • 10/13/2009
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Justice Dept. to Review Bush Policy on DNA Test Waivers

  • By: The Washington Post
  • 10/11/2009
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Perry's office quiet on expert's arson report

  • By: The Houston Chronicle
  • 10/11/2009
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Famed lawyer enlisted as keynote speaker

Journalist wants Marshall statue erected in front of Supreme Court of Canada

  • By: The Daily Gleaner: Canada East
  • 10/08/2009
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Justice for former HRC caregiver

Key evidence hidden: documents

  • By: The Winnipeg Free Press
  • 10/03/2009
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Suppressed Winnipeg murder warning could have cleared Frank Ostrowski, say lawyers

  • By: The Vanvcouver Sun
  • 10/03/2009
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Staff Editorial: Victims of the state

  • By: The Winnipeg Free Press
  • 10/02/2009
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Prominent lawyer goes to bat for Jack White

  • By: The Orilla Packet and Times
  • 10/02/2009
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Texas Governor Defends Shakeup of Commission

  • By: The New York Times
  • 10/01/2009
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Manitoba police, Crown accused of cover-up

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 10/01/2009
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Opinion: Pattern links cases; it's time for the truth

  • By: The Winnipeg Free Press
  • 10/01/2009
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A life ruined by abuse and 'bashed around' by the courts

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 09/30/2009
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Top advocacy group for wrongly accused takes up fight for man convicted of sex assault and pardoned years later

Native bands haven’t paid Marshall bills

  • By: The Nova Scotia Chronicle Herals
  • 09/28/2009
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Convicted killer Kevin Cooper petitions U.S. Supreme Court

  • By: The Press-Enterprise
  • 09/28/2009
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‘Scent lineups' may be failing smell test

  • By: The Houstoun Chronicle
  • 09/27/2009
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Man wrongly convicted in Nicarico murder speaks out

  • By: ABC News - Local 7
  • 09/27/2009
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Greg King: Defending the indefensible

Wisc. case proves that police informats must be 'thoroughly examined'

  • By: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • 09/26/2009
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Cole family wants explanation

  • By: The Avalanche Journal
  • 09/26/2009
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Death Row inmate Kevin Cooper petitions U.S. Supreme Court

  • By: The Daily Bulletin
  • 09/25/2009
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Reports of another wrongful conviction surface in Manitoba

Broward Sheriff's Office to pay $2 million to wrongly imprisoned man

Japan's new justice minister opposes executions

Dugan's defense team wants Cruz on the stand

Texas group derides scent IDs as junk science

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 09/19/2009
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Perry defends disputed '04 execution of Corsicana man

  • By: The Dallas Morning News
  • 09/19/2009
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Attorney known for successful defense of wrongfully convicted takes B-N murder case

  • By: www.pantagraph.com
  • 09/18/2009
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Local attorney’s tale to be told in reel life

  • By: www.suburbanchicagonews.com
  • 09/18/2009
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Law enforcement leaders disturbed by missing DNA samples

  • By: timesonline.typepad.com
  • 09/18/2009
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Marshall family pushes chiefs for compensation

$5.5M settlement for wrongly convicted Calif. man

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 09/17/2009
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Police name David Lace as true killer of Teresa De Simone

Inmate Will Testify About Failed Execution

  • By: The New York Times
  • 09/17/2009
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Murderer seeks bail; says trial wasn't fair

  • By: The Winnipeg Free Press
  • 09/17/2009
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Miscarriage of justice 'reasonable' in Ostrowski case

Wrong man jailed for 23 years

World Premiere of Roberto Hernandez and Geoffrey Smith’s searing documentary PRESUMED GUILTY at 2009 Toronto Intl. Film Festival

I was first death row inmate saved by DNA

Coalition Seeks DNA Testing For Man Who Insists He's Innocent of Murders That Occurred When He Was 14

  • By: Northwestern Law - Bluhm Legal Clinic
  • 09/07/2009
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A look at what death row holds for King

  • By: The Herald Tribune
  • 09/06/2009
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Lawyer sails against the wind

When property is seized, there's no such thing as a free lunch

  • By: The Globe and Mail: Opinions
  • 09/03/2009
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Californians' support for death penalty waning

Innocent, but Executed

  • By: The Huffington Post
  • 08/31/2009
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Questions About an Execution

  • By: The New York Times
  • 08/30/2009
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Trial By Fire: Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man

Writing past wrongs

Extradited aboriginal activist denied parole

  • By: The Calgary Herald
  • 08/22/2009
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American Indian activist Peltier denied parole

Marshall’s brother upset about ruling on abuse of process

  • By: The Chronicle Herald
  • 08/20/2009
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U.S. native activist's parole decision may come Tuesday

  • By: CanWest News Service
  • 08/17/2009
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Incomplete Legacy

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 08/17/2009
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After 17 years, Stephen Trochym admits slaying

'Farce' over as killer admits guilt

Judges’ Dissents for Death Row Inmates Are Rising

  • By: The New York Times
  • 08/13/2009
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Phillion's lawyers seek outright acquittal on decades-old murder charge

  • By: The Ottawa Citizen
  • 08/13/2009
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Judges’ Dissents for Death Row Inmates Are Rising

  • By: The New York Times
  • 08/13/2009
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Acquittal sought for Romeo Phillion on decades-old murder.

  • By: The Ottawa Citizen
  • 08/12/2009
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His was a life well spent

  • By: The Daily Gleaner - Canada East
  • 08/11/2009
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Marshall was a fighter to the end

  • By: The Daily Gleaner - Canada East
  • 08/11/2009
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Farewell to a hero

  • By: The Chronicle Herald
  • 08/11/2009
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Donald Marshall Jr.'s funeral draws overflow crowd

Mourners 'inspired' by Marshall

  • By: The Chronicle Herald
  • 08/10/2009
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Life of Donald Marshall fuelled First Nation rights Came to fore over wrongful murder conviction in 1990

  • By: The Ottawa Citizen
  • 08/07/2009
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'He’s at peace now'

  • By: Cape Bretton Bureau
  • 08/07/2009
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Donald Marshall Jr.: Instrument of change

  • By: The Chronicle Herald
  • 08/07/2009
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The life and death of Donald Marshall

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 08/07/2009
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Canada's wrongful convictions: Cases where the courts got it wrong

Donald Marshall Dies

Wrongfully convicted Donald Marshall Jr. dies

Aboriginal icon Donald Marshall Jr. dies

  • By: The Ottawa Citizen
  • 08/06/2009
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Judge blasts 'tragic' neglect of legal aid

Rare parole hearing for American Indian activist

  • By: The Associated Press
  • 07/31/2009
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Minister pleased Walsh case to be decided

  • By: The Telegraph Journal
  • 07/31/2009
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Hidden evidence

Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder Will Get His Day In Court

Walsh to get his day in court

  • By: The Telegraph Journal
  • 07/30/2009
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Dugan admits killing Jeanine Nicarico in 1983

Wisconsin Innocence Project Announces Charges Dropped Against Man Wrongfully Incarcerated for 23 Years

  • By: The Innocence Project
  • 07/29/2009
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Law students toiling on refugee's lawsuit

U.S. Native Activist Peltier Has Parole Hearing

U.S. Native Activist Peltier Has Parole Hearing

Man wrongly convicted in Nicarico murder speaks out

New Brunswick environment minister quits role to return to law practice

Burke resigns portfolio, remains backbencher

  • By: The Telegraph Journal
  • 07/24/2009
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Clear-cut case of justice denied

  • By: The Montreal Gazette
  • 07/22/2009
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'Mr. Big' Edmonton Journal Series

Mr. Big confessions about Mayerthorpe massacre not reliable, says prof

  • By: The File: York University
  • 07/21/2009
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Stop hiding behind 'before the courts'

  • By: The Telegraph Journal
  • 07/21/2009
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Court rejects wrongfully convicted man's compensation bid

No compensation for wrongfully convicted man: court

  • By: The Canadian Press
  • 07/20/2009
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No damages for wrongfully convicted Montreal man

Lies, deception and manipulation of justice system

As More States Weigh Improving Lineups, New Innocence Project Report Shows Extent of the Problem and Effectiveness of Reform

  • By: The Innocence Project
  • 07/16/2009
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Payout to Truscott was oddly handled

  • By: The Guelph Mercury
  • 07/10/2009
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Feds pay their share

  • By: The Guelph Mercury
  • 07/08/2009
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Going nowhere slowly with Shawn Hennessey

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 07/08/2009
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'Obviously, we knew that he was going back to kill RCMP officers'

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 07/07/2009
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For the victims, the Ontario pathology scandal lives on

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 07/06/2009
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Mr. Big offers Dennis Cheeseman a chance for a life of easy crime

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 07/05/2009
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Mr. Big to Cheeseman: 'I sincerely care about you.'

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 07/05/2009
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Mr. Big runs some guns (and Cheeseman tags along)

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 07/04/2009
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Legal aid boycott gathering strength

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 07/03/2009
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The doomed romance with an undercover cop

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 07/02/2009
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The fake band of criminal brothers

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 07/01/2009
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Was Cheeseman the victim of a sexual predator?

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 06/30/2009
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N.B. Tory MLA calls for independent inquiry into Walsh case

N.B. Tory MLA calls for independent inquiry into Walsh case

Mr. Big beats up a very bad dude

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 06/29/2009
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The bait and the switch

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 06/28/2009
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How the RCMP romanced Dennis Cheeseman

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 06/27/2009
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Undercover and Unsuccessful in Barrhead

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 06/26/2009
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Justices Rule Lab Analysts Must Testify on Results

  • By: The New York Times
  • 06/25/2009
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Police probe whether RCMP database improperly used in Walsh case

Ontario judge loses fight to cancer

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 06/15/2009
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David Bain not guilty

The Passing of Sam George

  • By: The Globe and Mail Update
  • 06/04/2009
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Coroner rules strengthened after inquiry sounds alarm

Case must be strong, even with no body: experts

Man convicted in 1987 of first-degree murder in drug-related slaying deported

  • By: The Winnipeg Free Press
  • 05/25/2009
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Man convicted in 1987 of first-degree murder in drug-related slaying deported

  • By: The Winnipeg Free Press
  • 05/25/2009
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A former elite school boy who defends the downtrodden

  • By: The Toronto Star | www.thestar.com
  • 05/24/2009
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Anguish, hatred aside, let justice take course

  • By: The London Free Press | Editorial
  • 05/23/2009
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Anguish, hatred aside, let justice take course

  • By: The London Free Press | Editorial
  • 05/23/2009
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Well-known media type marks 50 years in journalism

  • By: The Telegraph Journal
  • 05/21/2009
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Court Denies En Banc Rehearing in Death Penalty Case

Truscott case can teach scientists

  • By: The Guelph Mercury
  • 05/11/2009
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A Crime He Didn't Commit

  • By: The New York Daily News | www.nydailynews.com
  • 05/10/2009
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Miscarriages of justice: Project innocence

Sixth Nobel Nomination for Leonard Peltier

  • By: The Leonard Peltier Defense Offense Committee
  • 05/05/2009
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Wrongly convicted teen's dad awarded $25,000 in court costs

  • By: The Calgary Herald
  • 05/01/2009
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Wife of wrongfully convicted man seeks compensation from N.B.

Legal Allegations spur premier to remove justice minister from overseeing Erin Walsh file

  • By: The Telegraph Journal
  • 04/09/2009
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Burke taken off case

  • By: The Telegraph Journal | www.thetelegraphjournal.com
  • 04/09/2009
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N.B. justice minister accused of saying acquitted man `once killed another man'

  • By: The Canadian Press
  • 04/07/2009
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Crown won't appeal decision to strike down Romeo Phillion's murder conviction

  • By: The Canadian Press
  • 04/04/2009
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Roszko accomplices launch appeal

  • By: The Edmonton Journal
  • 04/02/2009
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Q-Tip-Off: Police fear 'serial killer was just DNA contamination

2 N.W.T. brothers acquitted in sexual assault case

  • By: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  • 03/26/2009
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Vindicated, but Still Not Freed From Court’s Injustice

  • By: The New York Times
  • 03/24/2009
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Marquardt case shows potency of 'expert' testimony

  • By: The Orangeville Citizen
  • 03/19/2009
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Why do innocent people make false confessions?

Long-standing miscarriages of justice in the UK

  • By: The Guardian | www.theguardian.co.uk
  • 03/18/2009
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Second Unger trial not needed - EDITORIAL

Pardon plea from Watson

  • By: New Zealand Herald News | www.nzherald.co.nz
  • 03/15/2009
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Court grants woman bail after 14 years

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 03/12/2009
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Bail in final case of disgraced pathologist

  • By: The Star | www.thestar.com
  • 03/12/2009
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Retrial ordered in brutal 1990 sex slaying

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 03/12/2009
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New trial ordered in 1990 slaying

  • By: The Star | www.thestar.com
  • 03/12/2009
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Police made evidence fit the crime in convicting Kyle Unger: lawyer

Justice Minister orders new trial

  • By: The Globe and Mail
  • 03/11/2009
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Unger's murder conviction overturned

  • By: Winnipeg Free Press
  • 03/11/2009
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Manitoba man eager to clear his name in slaying of teen girl at 1990 rock concert

  • By: The Canadian Press
  • 03/11/2009
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Hope for last parent in disgraced MD's wake

  • By: The Star | www.thestar.com
  • 03/11/2009
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Erreurs judiciaires: des avocats dénoncent «l'obstruction» d'Ottawa

News from the Innocence Project - Press Release

  • By: The Innocence Project
  • 03/11/2009
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World weighs in on Canada's capital-punishment stance.

  • By: Canwest News Service
  • 03/11/2009
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