Wrongful Convictions

The David Thorne case has many of the classic tell tale signs of a wrongful conviction – tunnel vision, poor evidence collection at crime scene, poor defense representation, coerced witnesses and lies. A lie can be so powerful in a criminal case. Evidenced by the many convictions overturned in recent years, we now know that many of them were built …

Analysis of a newspaper story “You can lead jurors to the truth but you can’t make them believe it. Physical evidence cannot be intimidated. It does not forget. It doesn’t get excited at the moment something is happening–like people do. It sits there and waits to be detected, preserved, evaluated, and explained. That is what physical evidence is all about. …

On the Side of Sweetness Carlo Dalla Vedova was simply impressive, trying first of all to clean up the trial from all useless arguments brought by the prosecutors, as we are hearing them these days and we have always heard before (“They brought even a cartoon!” he reminded); or urging the court “to stay on what is technical and essential, …

Francesco Maresca, a civil attorney representing the family of murder victim Meredith Kercher, boldly claimed in court this week that Amanda Knox has been collecting donations in the name of Meredith Kercher and her family. Maresca stated: “She has a personal website where she invites people to collect donations in the memory of the victim, Meredith Kercher, which is an …

Words that Taste of Truth Florence, December 17, 2013 Amanda solved the problem of her absence by sending a letter. She had always explained, since November 6, 2007, that she had nothing to do with the crime, but they wouldn’t believe her. Her texts were always twisted and translated in the right way, and read as a confirmation of her …

  Amanda’s Defense To Take the Stand Tomorrow in Florence Florence, December 16, 2013 Damn it, it looks like quite an investment, the one made by the Kercher family. They have a third seasoned attorney now, who today baldly exulted at the perfection of Knox and Sollecito’s previous convictions, and urged the jury to ice the cake by allowing a …