"Exonerated" redirects here. For the legal film, see The Exonerated.
Exoneration occurs when the conviction for a crime is reversed, either through demonstration of innocence, a flaw in the conviction, or otherwise. Attempts to exonerate convicts are particularly controversial in death penalty cases, especially where new evidence is put forth after the execution has taken place. The transitive verb, "to exonerate" can also mean to informally absolve one from blame.
The term "exoneration" also is used in criminal law to indicate a surety bail bond has been satisfied, completed, and exonerated. The judge orders the bond exonerated; the clerk of court time stamps the original bail bond power and indicates exonerated as the judicial order.
DNA evidence is a relatively new instrument of exoneration. The first convicted defendant from a United States prison to be released on account of DNA testing was David Vasquez, who had been convicted of homicide, in 1989. Recently, DNA evidence has been used to exonerate a number of persons either on death row or serving lengthy prison sentences. As of October 2003[update], the number of states authorizing convicts to request DNA testing on their behalf, since 1999, has increased from two to thirty. Access to DNA testing varies greatly by degree; post-conviction tests can be difficult to acquire. Organizations like the Innocence Project and Centurion are particularly concerned with the exoneration of those who have been convicted based on weak or faulty evidence, regardless of DNA evidence. As of October 2003, prosecutors of criminal cases must approve the defendant's request for DNA testing in certain cases.
Monday, April 23, 2007, Jerry Miller became the 200th person in the United States exonerated through the use of DNA evidence.[1] There is a national campaign in support of the formation of state Innocence Commissions, statewide entities that identify causes of wrongful convictions and develop state reforms that can improve the criminal justice system.
As of December 2018, 362 people in the U.S. had been exonerated based on DNA tests. In nearly half of these cases, faulty forensics contributed to the original conviction.[2]
Per February 4, 2014 NPR article, Laura Sullivan cited Samuel Gross, a University of Michigan law professor stating that exonerations were on the rise, and not just because of DNA evidence. Only one-fifth of the exonerations last year relied on newly tested DNA, a little less than a third of exonerations occurred due to further investigating by law enforcement agencies.[3]
According to a 2020 study, DNA exonerations in rape cases "strongly suggest that the wrongful-conviction rate is significantly higher among black convicts than white convicts."[4]
Exonerees after exoneration
Wrongful conviction has many social, economic, and psychological consequences for people later exonerated, especially for death row exonerees.[5]
After exoneration, some exonerees publicly have joined or formed organizations like Witness to Innocence and the Innocence Project to tell their stories as a form of advocacy against the death penalty, prison conditions, or other criminal justice issues.[6]
^[1] The Innocence Project - Know the Cases: Browse Profiles:Jerry Miller April 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^Colloff, Pamela. . propublica.org. ProPublica. Archived from the original on January 16, 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
^Sullivan, Laura (4 Feb 2014). "Exonerations On The Rise, And Not Just Because Of DNA". NPR. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
^Bjerk, David; Helland, Eric (2020-05-01). "What Can DNA Exonerations Tell Us about Racial Differences in Wrongful-Conviction Rates?". The Journal of Law and Economics. 63 (2): 341–366. doi:10.1086/707080. hdl:10419/185297. ISSN 0022-2186. S2CID 51997973.
^Grechenig, Nicklisch & Thoeni, Punishment Despite Reasonable Doubt – A Public Goods Experiment with Sanctions under Uncertainty, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (JELS) 2010, vol. 7 (4), p. 847-867
^Rajah, Valli (2021). "Enhancing the tellability of death-row exoneree narratives: Exploring the role of rhetoric". Punishment & Society: 1–19.
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Exonerated redirects here For the legal film see The Exonerated Exoneration occurs when the conviction for a crime is reversed either through demonstration of innocence a flaw in the conviction or otherwise Attempts to exonerate convicts are particularly controversial in death penalty cases especially where new evidence is put forth after the execution has taken place The transitive verb to exonerate can also mean to informally absolve one from blame The term exoneration also is used in criminal law to indicate a surety bail bond has been satisfied completed and exonerated The judge orders the bond exonerated the clerk of court time stamps the original bail bond power and indicates exonerated as the judicial order Contents 1 Based on DNA evidence 2 Exonerees after exoneration 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBased on DNA evidence EditDNA evidence is a relatively new instrument of exoneration The first convicted defendant from a United States prison to be released on account of DNA testing was David Vasquez who had been convicted of homicide in 1989 Recently DNA evidence has been used to exonerate a number of persons either on death row or serving lengthy prison sentences As of October 2003 update the number of states authorizing convicts to request DNA testing on their behalf since 1999 has increased from two to thirty Access to DNA testing varies greatly by degree post conviction tests can be difficult to acquire Organizations like the Innocence Project and Centurion are particularly concerned with the exoneration of those who have been convicted based on weak or faulty evidence regardless of DNA evidence As of October 2003 prosecutors of criminal cases must approve the defendant s request for DNA testing in certain cases Monday April 23 2007 Jerry Miller became the 200th person in the United States exonerated through the use of DNA evidence 1 There is a national campaign in support of the formation of state Innocence Commissions statewide entities that identify causes of wrongful convictions and develop state reforms that can improve the criminal justice system As of December 2018 362 people in the U S had been exonerated based on DNA tests In nearly half of these cases faulty forensics contributed to the original conviction 2 Per February 4 2014 NPR article Laura Sullivan cited Samuel Gross a University of Michigan law professor stating that exonerations were on the rise and not just because of DNA evidence Only one fifth of the exonerations last year relied on newly tested DNA a little less than a third of exonerations occurred due to further investigating by law enforcement agencies 3 According to a 2020 study DNA exonerations in rape cases strongly suggest that the wrongful conviction rate is significantly higher among black convicts than white convicts 4 Exonerees after exoneration EditWrongful conviction has many social economic and psychological consequences for people later exonerated especially for death row exonerees 5 After exoneration some exonerees publicly have joined or formed organizations like Witness to Innocence and the Innocence Project to tell their stories as a form of advocacy against the death penalty prison conditions or other criminal justice issues 6 See also EditNational Registry of Exonerations List of exonerated death row inmates List of wrongful convictions in the United StatesReferences Edit 1 The Innocence Project Know the Cases Browse Profiles Jerry Miller Archived April 3 2008 at the Wayback Machine Colloff Pamela Bloodstain Analysis Convinced a Jury She Stabbed Her 10 Year Old Son Now Even Freedom Can t Give Her Back Her Life propublica org ProPublica Archived from the original on January 16 2020 Retrieved 16 January 2020 Sullivan Laura 4 Feb 2014 Exonerations On The Rise And Not Just Because Of DNA NPR Retrieved 4 February 2014 Bjerk David Helland Eric 2020 05 01 What Can DNA Exonerations Tell Us about Racial Differences in Wrongful Conviction Rates The Journal of Law and Economics 63 2 341 366 doi 10 1086 707080 hdl 10419 185297 ISSN 0022 2186 S2CID 51997973 Grechenig Nicklisch amp Thoeni Punishment Despite Reasonable Doubt A Public Goods Experiment with Sanctions under Uncertainty Journal of Empirical Legal Studies JELS 2010 vol 7 4 p 847 867 Rajah Valli 2021 Enhancing the tellability of death row exoneree narratives Exploring the role of rhetoric Punishment amp Society 1 19 External links EditNational Registry of Exonerations a registry of exonerations in the United States since 1989 a joint project of the University of Michigan Law School and Northwestern University School of Law Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Exoneration amp oldid 1113264663, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
