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Hearing Closes in Tommy Zeigler Case as Judge Weighs New DNA and Blood Evidence

A ruling on a possible new trial is expected by mid‑March following the judge’s review of the hearing transcript.

Louisiana Death Row Prisoner Freed on Bond as High Court Weighs Overturned Conviction

Florida Father Freed After 13-Day Wrongful Arrest That Cost Him His Child’s Birth

Texas Death-Row Inmate Robert Roberson Declines Clemency, Seeks New Trial Before Oct. 16 Execution

Inglewood to Pay $25 Million to Maurice Hastings in Wrongful Conviction Settlement

Chicago Moves to Settle 176 Watts-Linked Cases for $90 Million

Minnesota Judge Vacates 1998 Murder Conviction, Freeing Bryan Hooper Sr. After 27 Years

Exonerated Chicago Man Sues City, Police and Prosecutors Over Fabricated Evidence

Texas Judge Schedules Oct. 16 Execution for Robert Roberson in Discredited Shaken Baby Syndrome Case

Brooklyn Supreme Court Vacates 1988 Conviction of Brian Kendall

Hulu Drops Teaser for The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox

Oklahoma to Retry Richard Glossip Without Seeking Death Penalty