“At her trial the following year, Ms. Bedessie testified that she did not do the things she had described doing with the boy, and had confessed to them only after a police detective told her she could either tell the truth and go home or “go to Rikers Island jail, where she would be beaten,”… Continue reading Disappointing Decision, but it Opens the Door for Expert Testimony on False Confessions
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New Evidence In High-Profile Shaken Baby Case
http://www.npr.org/2012/03/29/149576627/new-evidence-in-high-profile-shaken-baby-case
Judith Levine Reviews a Very Important Book
Sex Panic and the Punitive State
NCRJ-Sponsored Jesse Friedman and his Lawyer, Ron Kuby
http://www.spokenword.org/program/1863521 Jesse and Ron visited Emily Horowitz’s class on Wrongful Convictions at St. Francis College in Brooklyn Heights on February 21, 2012. Emily is a Director of the National Center for Reason and Justice.
TV News Spot About the Father Gordon MacRae Appeal
http://www.wmur.com/video/30519235/detail.html
Murder by Nursing
An article by NCRJ Director Emily Horowitz: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/02/16/murder-by-nursing
New Trial Motion Filed for Father Gordon MacRae
Attorney Robert Rosenthal has filed a new-trial motion for Father Gordon MacRae, whose case is sponsored by the National Center for Reason and Justice. He has supplied us with a copy of his opening brief. Here is Rosenthal’s introduction to the brief: Introduction In the early 1990s, it was well known in and around Keene,… Continue reading New Trial Motion Filed for Father Gordon MacRae
Dallas Observer on the Convictions Integrity Unit
http://www.dallasobserver.com/2011-12-29/news/beyond-dna-difficult-tests-for-the-justice-system/ We need more prosecutors like Craig Watkins and Mike Ware. Mike is now working on the Four Lives Lost case, sponsored by the NCRJ.
A Sensible Article Urging Journalistic Caution
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/18/2550113/proceed-with-care-when-covering.html
NCRJ Letter to New Jersey Corrections Commissioner
November 21, 2011 Mr. Gary Lanigan, Commissioner Department of Corrections POB 863 Trenton NJ 08625 Dear Commissioner Lanigan, The National Center for Reason and Justice (NCRJ) is a 501 (c)(3) organization that fights for justice and due process of law. Our focus is those who have been falsely accused or wrongfully convicted of crimes against… Continue reading NCRJ Letter to New Jersey Corrections Commissioner