Category: Smith/Allen

The Plight of Joseph Allen

Bob Chatelle and Emily Horowitz Directors, National Center for Reason and Justice [The National Center for Reason and Justice has been sponsoring the case of Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen since 2002. Emily Horowitz and Bob Chatelle published the article below in June of 2012. There have been a number of developments since then. Nancy… Continue reading The Plight of Joseph Allen

New-Trial Motion Filed for Nancy Smith

The NCRJ has sponsored this case since February of 2004. We firmly believe that Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen are both innocent. http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2013/05/21/nancy-smiths-attorneys-file-for-new-trial/ The court filings also contain an extensive affidavit from Maggie Bruck, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral science at John Hopkins Medical Institutions, who reviewed the taped interviews of the children Smith… Continue reading New-Trial Motion Filed for Nancy Smith

Joseph Allen Desperately Needs Your Help

Last June, Robert Chatelle and Dr. Emily Horowitz of the NCRJ published this article about the Smith/Allen case, which we sponsor: There have been some disturbing recent developments. Judge Burge has recused himself from the case and a new judge has been appointed. The new judge is going to hold a resentencing hearing for Joseph… Continue reading Joseph Allen Desperately Needs Your Help

Nancy Smith’s Hearing Before the Ohio Parole Board

The National Center for Reason and Justice have long supported both Nancy Smith and her co-defendant, Joseph Allen. You can read about the background of today’s hearing here. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/01/nancy_smith_former_lorain_head.html.

Prosecutor Agrees to Commutation of Nancy Smith’s Sentence

http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2012/10/31/prosecutor-says-hell-agree-to-commute-nancy-smiths-sentence-to-time-served/ This is a very encouraging development. DA Dennis Will has heretofore been inflexible in striving to put Smith and her co-defendant, Joseph Allen, back in prison. The NCRJ has been sponsoring Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen for many years. You can review the basics of he case here: http://www.crimemagazine.com/shame-lorain-ohio NCRJ Executive Director and Director… Continue reading Prosecutor Agrees to Commutation of Nancy Smith’s Sentence

The Wrongful Conviction of Joseph Allen (and Nancy Smith)

Bob Chatelle and Emily Horowitz Directors, National Center for Reason and Justice   Joseph Allen, July 2010 Photo Credit: James D’Entremont Although most of the people wrongfully convicted in the daycare sex abuse panic of the 1980s/early 1990s have been exonerated, Joseph Allen is still fighting to clear his name. Although he was acquitted in… Continue reading The Wrongful Conviction of Joseph Allen (and Nancy Smith)