Legal Articles

• Wrongful Convictions Resulting from False Confessions
  In a substantial number of cases involving wrongful criminal convictions, innocent defendants voluntarily plead guilty, or otherwise confess to the crime with which they are charged. While it seems counterintuitive to the normal person to admit guilt to crime that he or she didn’t commit, innocent defendants sometimes erroneously admit guilt for a number of reasons, including fear … more
• Wrongful Incarceration Due to Police Planted Evidence
  The American legal system is one of the most revered in the world for the justice that it typically brings to victims and for the fair trials that it is designed to bring to accused defendants. However, the American system of justice only works if every player does its part. That means that the police, lawyers and judge must all comply with the requirements of their oaths and perform … more