Archive: December, 2011

Prosecutors are being accused of gross misconduct in the 2008 trial of Senator Ted Stevens. The depth to which prosecutors went to intentionally conceal evidence has shocked lawmakers.  Federal District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan found “serious, widespread and at times intentional” covering up of evidence by the Justice Department. The evidence could have helped Stevens [...]

A Texas man wrongfully convicted in 1987 of murdering his wife was officially exonerated this week. This is a new trend in a state where 45 inmates have already been exonerated in the last decade. With advances in technology and DNA evidence, cases are being reviewed once again. What is so unusual about this particular [...]