Crimes in the United States fall under one of two jurisdictions: Federal and State. The differences can be confusing and when it comes to your own legal justice, you can never be too informed. If you want to learn more about the differences between state and federal crimes, and how those differences affect the legal […]
“Making a Murderer” is bringing attention to wrongful convictions and creating wave of new advocates
Historically, the wrongfully convicted have been largely ignored in the United States, but over the past decade the landscape has been slowly shifting. New exonerations regularly flood our news feeds, making the topic difficult to ignore. A week rarely goes by without hearing the news that another victim of wrongful conviction has been set free, […]
Injustice Anywhere Launches New Website In Support Of Brendan Dassey
Injustice Anywhere, an all-volunteer organization working to bring more attention to wrongful convictions, has launched a new website in support of Brendan Dassey. The site can be found at Freebrendan.org. The group announced their support for Dassey in January, after reviewing Dassey’s interrogation videos. Injustice Anywhere feels strongly that Dassey was mistreated by his interrogators, and that […]
Injustice Anywhere Endorses The Brendan Dassey Case
Injustice Anywhere, an all-volunteer organization working to bring more attention to wrongful convictions, has added the Brendan Dassey case to their list of Endorsed Cases. Brendan Dassey was convicted in Wisconsin on March 17, 2007, of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse, and first-degree sexual assault. Dassey was sentenced to life in prison, with a chance for […]
Father Throws His Daughter Off The Bridge
No parent who is mentally stable throws their child off a bridge. John Jonchuck threw his five-year old daughter, Phoebe, off the Dick Misener Bridge in St. Petersburg, Florida, into the Tampa Bay earlier this month. Her body was recovered about a mile from the bridge about two hours later. An autopsy report […]
The right to a fair trial and the right to a defence
Would you go into a boxing ring against a tough opponent with both hands tied behind your back? The question is so ridiculous that it hardly needs an answer. Yet apparently that is the way some people think courts should be run. They believe that an accused person should have no recourse to defence. Serious […]
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