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  2. Miscarriage of justice - Wikipedia

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    A series of wrongful convictions were uncovered in the 2010s which had a large impact on the judicial system and undermined public trust in the Chinese justice system. [58] [59] [60] Zhao Zuohai was one of the wrongful convictions, who had to serve 10 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. The alleged victim that he murdered had ...

  3. False accusation - Wikipedia

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    A false accusation is a claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue and/or otherwise unsupported by facts. [1] False accusations are also known as groundless accusations or unfounded accusations or false allegations or false claims or unsubstantiated allegations. They can occur in any of the following contexts: Informally in everyday life

  4. List of wrongful convictions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The DNA matched a man named Gregory Allen, who bore a striking resemblance to Avery. Avery was exonerated and released. As a result of the case, Wisconsin made changes to their eyewitness protocol. Avery also filed a civil suit for wrongful conviction against Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, and some county officials, seeking $36 million in damages.

  5. Actual innocence - Wikipedia

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    The Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas at Austin maintains an "Actual Innocence awareness database" containing "resources pertaining to wrongful convictions, selected from the popular media (such as newspaper articles and segments which aired on television news magazines), journal articles, books, reports, legislation and websites".

  6. Prosecutorial misconduct - Wikipedia

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    During that period, judges have cited misconduct by prosecutors as a reason to dismiss charges, reverse convictions, or reduce sentences in 2,012 cases, according to a study by the Center for Public Integrity released in 2003; the researchers looked at 11,452 cases in which misconduct was alleged. [7] A debate persists over the meaning of the term.

  7. Erin Moriarty on what we owe to wrongfully convicted - AOL

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    After spending years behind bars for crimes they didn't commit, some men and women who have been wrongfully convicted have received their freedom. But as Erin Moriarty points out, for many ...

  8. Who's to blame for wrongful convictions? Accountability ... - AOL

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    They formed a diverse event review team with representation from the police, prosecutors, public defenders and the local Innocence Project. The team did not look to lay blame; it concentrated on ...

  9. Innocence Project: Problem of wrongful convictions is ... - AOL

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    A Baltimore City Circuit Court judge on Monday vacated the conviction for Syed, who was the subject of the podcast, "Serial." Syed, 41, had help from the University of Baltimore School of Law's ...