A Can of Worms in Mississippi

March 20, 2014

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Originally posted on Justice for Willie Manning:
Radley Balko, writing last month in the Washington Post, describes how the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently turned down a request for post-conviction relief by a man convicted of murder in Mississippi. Tavares Flaggs was convicted largely on the basis of the autopsy testimony of…

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Pinocchio Law Keeps Jeffrey Havard on Death Row Despite His Innocence

March 20, 2014

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[Havard] argues… “newly discovered evidence debunking shaken baby syndrome proves he is actually innocent of capital murder.” [The state] disagrees. “But first, [the state] would note that actual innocence does not entitle [Jeff Havard] to relief.  ‘Actual innocence is a gateway claim made by petitioners in order to receive review of an otherwise procedurally barred […]

Murder or Tragic Accident? The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam

February 25, 2014

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Elisa Lam

“The ‘uncanny’ …  arouses dread and horror;” – Sigmund Freud Occasionally, there are cases so eerie that they give us chills and provoke feelings of the uncanny. In the mysterious case of Elisa Lam, a conundrum of the strange and familiar makes us believe something sinister. Sigmund Freud stated that we see the effect of the […]

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