COSA Finds Thiru Vignarajah Acted “In Bad Faith and For an Improper Purpose,” But Denies George Johnson a New Trial June 29, 2016
Michigan Court Denies Alibi/IAC Claim Because Defense Counsel Rejected Alibi Witness After Contacting Her June 27, 2016
Court of Appeals of Maryland Finds Res Judicata Shouldn’t Generally Bar Successive DNA Petitions June 24, 2016
Court Denies Missouri Man New Trial Despite Victim’s Daughter Recanting Her Eyewitness Identification June 20, 2016
North Dakota Man Claims His Attorney Failed to Contact Alibi Witness Who Placed Him in Fargo at Time of Grand Forks Robbery June 15, 2016
Iowa Man Denied New Trial Despite Problems With Witness Reward & Comparative Bullet Lead Analysis June 13, 2016
Judge in Freddie Gray Case Finds Brady Violation, Says Baltimore’s #2 Prosecutor Doesn’t Understand Discovery Rules June 9, 2016
SJC of Massachusetts Finds Ineffective Assistance Based on Failure to Challenge Shaken Baby Syndrome Diagnosis June 8, 2016
5th Circuit: “[A]t a minimum, counsel has the duty to interview potential witnesses and to make an independent investigation” June 7, 2016
