In law, post conviction refers to the legal process which takes place after a trial results in conviction of the defendant. After conviction, a court will...
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Appeal mechanisms and post conviction relief procedures may help to address this issue to some extent. An error leading to the conviction of an innocent person...
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November 6, 2015, Judge Welch re-opened Syed's post-conviction relief proceedings. The post-conviction relief hearing, originally scheduled to last two...
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lithium. In the spring of 2023, Glossip filed a new application for post-conviction relief raising, among other things, issues regarding knowledge of Sneed's...
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testing. On October 7, 2024, a judge granted Peterson's request for post-conviction discovery, allowing his defense team to access evidence held by the...
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Terry Nichols (section Post-conviction)
sentenced Nichols to life in prison without parole on the conspiracy conviction, calling Nichols "an enemy of the Constitution" who had conspired to destroy...
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Steven Avery (category Overturned convictions in the United States)
Zellner filed a motion with the Manitowoc County circuit court for post-conviction scientific testing. Judge Angela Sutkiewicz signed a stipulation and...
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John Gotti (section Post-conviction)
the failure of any charges to "stick". While Gotti himself had escaped conviction, his associates were not as fortunate. The other two men in the Gambino...
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has received public attention for its use in resolving high-profile post-conviction proceedings for individuals who claim they were wrongfully convicted...
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grant her a visa to enter the United Kingdom because of her criminal conviction for obstructing justice. She had been planning to speak at the Royal Academy...
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