A wrongful conviction refers to when a person is found guilty and punished for a crime they never committed. In the most serious cases, a person can be held in prison for many years or in possibly be executed due to a wrongful conviction.
DNA Evidence
DNA evidence has uncovered many wrongful convictions, leading to innocence projects across the country. There is a debate as to how many prisoners are the victims of wrongful convictions. In recent years a number of convictions have been overturned due to dna evidence. Genarlow Wilson, Alton Logan, and Willie Earl Green are a few.
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Fast Facts
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Wrongful convictions can be due to erroneous eyewitness i.d.'s
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False Confessions
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Police misconduct
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Improper legal representation
