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Judge Vacates 1994 Harlem Murder Conviction of Harry Ruiz

A post-conviction review citing a murder-for-hire account alongside undisclosed witness payments undermined the original case.

Judge Vacates 2008 Minneapolis Murder Conviction After New Forensics

Paul Quinn Denies 2003 Little Hulton Rape As DNA Match And Web Searches Scrutinized

Amanda Knox Turns Her Ordeal Into Stand-Up, Drawing Support and Dissent

LDP Split Over Japan Retrial Reform on Prosecutor Appeals

Quinn Trial Hears 2004 Witness Was 'Absolutely No Doubt' Certain in ID That Jailed Malkinson

Paul Quinn Trial Hears DNA Link and Web Searches in 2003 Rape Case That Wrongly Jailed Andrew Malkinson

Frenchman Tom Félix Acquitted in Malaysia Drug Case After 30 Months in Detention

Elwood Jones Defense Seeks Retraction After Coroner Reverses Hepatitis B Finding in 1994 Blue Ash Killing

Barry George Appears by Videolink at Old Bailey on 1987 Child Sex Charges as Plea Hearing Set for February

Baltimore Grand Jury Indicts Brandon Grimes in Alleged Fake Exoneration Scheme

Tom Hayes Sues UBS for Over $400 Million Alleging Malicious Prosecution in Libor Case

Former Death Row Inmate Iwao Hakamata Sues State and Shizuoka for ¥608 Million Over Fabricated Evidence

Robert Roberson Nears Execution as Lawyers Ask Fifth Circuit to Approve New Appeal

Minnesota Board of Pardons Commutes Brian Pippitt’s Life Sentence in 1998 Murder Case

HBO’s ‘Case Against Adnan Syed’ Returns With New Episode Probing Untested DNA and Alternate Leads

Colorado Sets May 2026 Retrial for Michael Clark in 1994 Boulder Murder Case

Camden County Sergeant Indicted on 13 Federal Charges for Civil Rights Violations and Falsified Reports

Alberta Prosecutors Stay Murder Charge Against Roy Sobotiak

Court of Appeal Quashes Second Conviction of Justin Plummer