When it comes to the American criminal justice system, rules and procedure matter a great deal. All citizens are innocent until proven guilty, and evidence
he Massachusetts state crime lab came under scrutiny recently after it was discovered that one of its scientists may have tainted evidence used in thousands
It is not often that a judge presiding over a criminal case will accept “I just didn’t know,” or “I didn’t understand” as a valid
Earlier this week, we began a discussion about a man convicted of triple homicide who has been fighting for more than a decade just to
Some of our recent posts have been focused on the importance of hard evidence when attempting to convict someone on criminal charges. Over the last
We have previously written about the importance of hard and fast scientific evidence in the prosecution or defense of serious crimes. In recent years, Wisconsin
We often write about the ways in which the legal system constrains the rights of criminal defendants. However, those who are forced to mount a
Some members of the population are often treated as though their entire existence is defined by one characteristic. As a result, even when others know
If you are a Wisconsin resident with a car registered here, you will be issued a license plate for the front and back of your
We recently wrote about how unreliable eyewitness testimony can be in criminal cases. A recent study concluded that a simple variation in the way witnesses
