The Sins Of The Father
Tomorrow, on April 24, 20178, in a nondescript courtroom in Springfield Ohio, a young man will discover his fate. It isn’t a high profile case, and there will likely be […]
State Fights For Position Over Brady. Was Evidence Lawfully Tendered In The Case Of Melissa Calusinski?
Wednesday, April. 18th, saw the Oral Argument for Melissa Calusinski held at the Court of Appeals in Elgin, IL. Justices Kathryn E. Zenoff, Mary S. Schostok and Michael J. Burke […]
Let The Sunshine In
Freedom of Information requests have gained popularity as the general public gets more and more interested in various topics in their state and country. Sunshine laws are designed, in theory, […]
Jermane Scott: Jumping The Gun—Part. 2
For all documents provided via FOIA re Jermane Scott’s case please link to: Jermane Scott Case Files Bertram Thomas’s postmortem took place shortly after 9am on the morning of December […]
Court Of Appeals Grants Oral Argument For Melissa Calusinski
The 2nd District Court of Appeals yesterday granted Oral Argument in the case of Melissa Calusinski. Once again, Calusinski will have her day in court. Arguments are scheduled for 9.30am […]
Andrew Spagnola Granted New Trial Over Prosecutorial Misconduct In Case Echoing That Of Melissa Calusinski
Last month, the Court of Appeals of Michigan, voted 2-1 in favour of granting Andrew Joseph Spagnola a new trial. Spagnola was convicted of first-degree child abuse in relation to […]
Jermane Scott: Jumping the Gun—Part. 1
For all documents provided via FOIA re Jermane Scott’s case please link to: Jermane Scott Case Files Springfield, Ohio, December. 6, 1996. Bertram Thomas Jr is discovered dead—the victim of […]
Is The Future of District Attorneys Larry Krasner Shaped? The Week in Criminal Justice Reform.
Is the future of District Attorneys Larry Krasner shaped? Krasner has been making fast-work of living up to promises told before his November. 2017 election win. Krasner’s 5 page memo—here—to […]
Where Truth & Justice Do Not Meet: Dr. Thomas Rudd Accepts Plea Deal In Perjury Case.
Perjury charges filed against former Lake County Coroner, Dr. Thomas Rudd were dropped Wednesday. 14. Rudd—indicted on charges of perjury relating to his signing of election petitions without collection of […]
Clinton Young Hopeful of Evidentiary Hearing as Key Trial Testimony Recanted
News on Clinton Young since his stay of execution on October. 18, 2017, had been slow to materialise. No longer. Over the past 6-weeks, Laura Nodolf—District Attorney for Midland County TX—filed […]
Make Your Voices Heard
We see a lot of folks wanting to advocate for criminal justice reform, or just for a particular person they feel has been wronged by the criminal justice system. Most […]
Oklahoma, The Secrecy State
When dealing with the Oklahoma Criminal Court of Appeals, you have to be prepared to watch them like a hawk. In checking Daniel Holtzclaw’s docket this morning, there was no […]
Brendan Dassey Files Appeal To Supreme Court. Laura Nirider & Steven Drizin To Be Aided By Seth Waxman.
The wait is over. “Today, Brendan Dassey’s legal team filed a petition for a writ of certiorari before the United States Supreme Court, asking the high Court to agree to […]
Brendan Dassey: How The Public Can Help Raise Awareness & Elicit Change.
I’m certain I wasn’t alone when I felt the collective air escaping from people’s hopes on December 8th, last year. That date saw The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, reverse […]
Holtzclaw Parole Hearings and the Hollywood #Metoo Movement
At the end of January, Daniel Holtzclaw had the first, of what will likely amount to many, parole hearings. He also had his first, of what will likely amount to […]
‘They Murdered My Family’ – The Jennifer McPherson Story Part 3
‘They Murdered My Family’ Part 1 ‘They Murdered My Family’ Part 2 Once her son agreed to accuse her, Jennifer McPherson’s life fell completely apart. She was unable to believe […]
