Feature Article
Lawyer Groups to Flag Cases Needing Review

November 19, 2007
Washington Post
By John Solomon

Two umbrella groups for criminal defense lawyers announced yesterday that they will independently review cases nationwide where the FBI used a discredited bullet-matching science and will try to assist defendants who might have been wrongly convicted.

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and the Innocence Network said they were creating a task force of lawyers in response to a joint investigation by The Washington Post and "60 Minutes." That investigation, published yesterday and today, found that the FBI has not taken steps to alert hundreds of defendants that they may have been convicted through the use of comparative bullet-lead analysis, a forensic tool that was discarded two years ago.

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Innocence Commissions


Innocence Commissions

Several states are beginning to set up innocence commissions or task forces. Click the link to see a listing of these states.

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