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Eyewitness Identification Resources

December 5, 2008

Best Practice Recommendations

Eyewitness Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement
American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section: Report to the House of Delegates
IACP Training Keys (Key #600, Eyewitness Identification…

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Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit

November 4, 2008

In response to the wave of Texas wrongful convictions, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on June 3, 2008, announced the establishment of the Texas…

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Larry Fuller

September 9, 2008

Larry Fuller spent over 18 years in prison, after being wrongfully convicted of aggravated rape in 1981.He was convicted as the result of an erroneous…

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Christopher Ochoa and Richard Danziger

September 9, 2008

Christopher Ochoa and Richard Danziger each spent 12 years in prison for a rape and murder they did not commit. Ochoa, after hours of questioning,…

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Inadequate Discovery in Texas

September 3, 2008

Discovery is the formal process by which the prosecution discloses evidence to the attorney for accused. This exchange provides a basic foundation for accuracy and…

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Investigating Wrongful Convictions

September 3, 2008

Texas has a responsibility to investigate serious miscarriages of justice so that they are not repeated. Unfortunately, Texas has no official mechanism for investigating wrongful…

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Texas Summit on Wrongful Convictions

July 3, 2008

On May 8, 2008, State Senator Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) held a summit in Austin to find legal responses to the systemic problems in the Texas…

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Support for Innocence Commissions in Texas

June 25, 2008

Innocence Commissions and other mesures to promote better government oversight of the Texas criminal justice system have received widespread support . Earlier this year, State Senator Rodney…

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Forensic Science Failures in Texas

June 24, 2008

Investigative journalists and independent audits have exposed serious problems with the crime labs in Texas. These crime lab problems — ranging from loss and contamination…

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Texas Wrongful Convictions

June 5, 2008

Texas currently leads the nation in wrongful convictions exposed by DNA.  To date, 38 people have had their convictions overturned in Texas as a result…

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A Reform Agenda for Texas

June 5, 2008

The Justice Project is focused on three main goals in Texas designed to fight the epidemic of wrongful convictions and to increase fairness and accuracy…

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TX: Important Reforms Passed

June 22, 2007

Austin, Texas (June 22, 2007) - The 2007 Texas legislative session ended recently with two significant victories for The Justice Project and our allies. The…

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The Office of Capital Writs

December 31, 1969

The Office of Capital Writs would be in charge of providing adequate appellate defense for state habeas corpus appeals. It would serve as a substitute…

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