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The Mechanics of a Wrongful Conviction

Two recent items regarding the possible conviction of innocent people deserve Grits readers' attention:First, see Rev. Alan Bean' essay, "The Mechanics of a Wrongful Conviction," from the Friends of Justice blog, in which he compares the recent conviction of Alvin Clay, a case he's been closely following, to the Tulia cases and others Alan has worked on over the last decade. An interesting if opinionated read from a man on the front lines.Meanwhile, in a death row case that may turn out to define "the mechanics of a wrongful conviction," check out this video from KXAN-TV (via the Texas Death Penalty Blog) regarding the recent conviction of a Georgetown police officer in Williamson County and its relation to the possible actual-innocence claims of current death-row resident Rodney Reed...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 09, 2008 (boomark / email).