Taking the Evolution of the Standards of Proof for a Criminal Conviction Seriously [PDF]
Quaestio FactiThe article offers a diachronic and comparative analysis of different standards of proof for a criminal conviction. The first part focuses on the attempt of medieval and early modern Roman-canon systems to clarify this type of rule through a network of ...
Jacopo Della Torre
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Innocence Mortality Tax: The Impact of Wrongful Conviction on Lifespan [PDF]
, 2023 The wrongful conviction of innocent individuals is a growing problem for those unjustly convicted and the integrity of our legal system, with exonerees often struggling post-exoneration.
Redlich, Allison D. +3 more
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Wrongful Conviction in England and Wales: An Assessment of Successful Appeals and Key Contributors [PDF]
, 2022 This is the final version. Available on open access from the University of Alberta via the DOI in this recordThis paper presents an analysis of 88 criminal convictions that have since been quashed on the basis of error of fact (wrongful convictions) that
Helm, RK, Helm, Rebecca
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A Day Late and a Dollar Short: Examining Perceptions of Which Exonerees Deserve Compensation [PDF]
, 2023 Many exonerees do not receive compensation from the state after they are released (43%) because most states have exclusionary laws that bar exonerees from receiving compensation (n = 16 states) (Compensation Primer, 2022).
Leymon, Mark +5 more
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Canada Has a Guilty Plea Wrongful Conviction Problem [PDF]
, 2023 The Canadian Registry of Wrongful Convictions www.wrongfulconviction.ca, like similar registries in the United States and the United Kingdom, was designed to facilitate research on patterns and trends in wrongful convictions. As of its launch in February
Roach, Kent, Kent Roach
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Prosecutorial Involvement in Exoneration: An Exploratory Analysis [PDF]
, 2020 The current literature on wrongful convictions documents the legal, psychological, and institutional barriers that prosecutors face in considering post-conviction claims of innocence. However, less is known about how the local court context may relate to
Bowman, Rachel, Gould, Jon
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How Joint Enterprise Liability Neutered the Criminal Cases Review Commission in England [PDF]
, 2023 In 2016 the English Supreme Court corrected the law concerning joint enterprise liablity in R v Jogee ([2016] UKSC 8). The decision did not invalidate every conviction made under the erroneous, albeit faithful application of the old law, on the basis it ...
Hewitt, Louise
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Innocent in the Dark: Toward a Duty to Preserve Biological Evidence in Chilean Criminal Justice [PDF]
, 2021 Preservation of biological evidence can profoundly impact criminal justice as it can be essential to establish the innocence of a convicted person and thus make evident a miscarriage of justice.
Beltran Roman, Victor
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Unintelligent Decision-Making? : The Impact of Discovery on Defendant Plea Decisions [PDF]
, 2020 The disclosure of evidence, primarily from the prosecutor to the defense (i.e., discovery) is key to a fair and just legal system. Restrictive discovery policies have been criticized for contributing to innocent defendants pleading guilty (Alkon, 2014 ...
Redlich, Allison, Luna, Samantha
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Identifying How an Individual Becomes a Suspect [PDF]
, 2023 Flawed eyewitness testimony, faulty forensics, and police misconduct are common factors that may contribute to wrongful conviction. However, what brings someone over the threshold of suspicion where these factors are used to build the case against them ...
Noah Barr +3 more
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