Husband, father, and avid supporter of @BVB. Also, staffer @exonerationlaw, attorney @LoevyandLoevy, and adjunct @NDLaw. Opinions are my own.
Oct 2, 2023 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
On #WrongfulConvictionDay , it's important to recognize not just the causes of wrongful convictions, but to keep in mind that wrongful convictions are not a relic of the past.
While exonerations occur on a daily basis, so too do wrongful convictions.
Wrongful convictions are most often not by accident.
In fact, the overwhelming majority of my clients were wrongfully convicted due to egregious police and/or prosecutorial misconduct.
Aug 27, 2020 • 15 tweets • 8 min read
When @VP speaks tonight, think of Keith Cooper. A black man framed by white police officers in Elkhart, Indiana for a crime he did not commit.
#keithcooper#BlackLivesMatter#wrongfulconviction
In 2014, after being presented with evidence demonstrating how Keith was misidentified, how DNA cleared him from the crime and implicated another person, and hearing testimony from the victims, the Indiana Pardon and Parole Board unanimously voted to issue Keith Cooper
Dec 21, 2019 • 25 tweets • 9 min read
The @CourierJournal coverage of the Patrick Baker case has been misleading. First, they claim a donation/fundraiser during the reelection season caused the exoneration without reporting on the investigative efforts that led to the pardon. The reporting also omits
that the Baker family supported Bevin in 2015 before Patrick was wrongfully convicted in the first place. Then several hours after we have a press conference addressing every question asked by reporters, and providing evidence of Baker’s innocence in a detailed fashion...
