
Christina Swarns
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@innocence executive director with 30 years of criminal defense experience. Argued and won before SCOTUS. @pennlaw and @howardU alum.
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13-03-2013 15:34:14
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Across the country, discovery reform like Kaliefās Law has helped prevent innocent people from being coerced into taking plea deals in the dark or wrongfully convicted because of withheld evidence. But Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed to roll it back. innocenceproject.org/news/discoveryā¦

āOver the last two decades, extensive scientific research has discredited shaken baby syndrome. Because misinformation and misconceptions about SBS persist, Robert Roberson is still at risk of execution for a crime that never occurred,ā said Barry Scheck. thefp.com/p/the-junk-sciā¦


Rolling back discovery reform will fuel wrongful convictions and low-income New Yorkers will pay the price. ā¦ā¦Governor Kathy Hochulā© is siding with prosecutors, not the people. This isnāt about public safetyāitās about politics. Stop the fearmongering. forbes.com/sites/michelleā¦

We canāt let this happen. Repealing discovery reform means more wrongful convictions and more injustice. Call your lawmakers at 516-916-7076 or fill out our form and urge them to #ProtectKaliefsLaw today. Sen. Stewart-Cousins innocenceproject.org/petitions/new-ā¦










šØ At least 41 people who died while restrained by police in Maryland were wrongly classified as having died of ānaturalā or āaccidentalā causes. An independent audit says they were actually homicides. This is the same report that will be featured at #JustData, where experts


