Ruddy Quezada didn't commit the 1993 drive-by shooting he was convicted of. He has always maintained his innocence, but he has spent nearly 24 years in prison for it.According to the New York Daily News, Quezada's conviction hinged on the testimony of an alleged...
Wrongful Convictions
SCOTUS: Exonerees don’t have to prove selves for return of funds
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | May 5, 2017 | Wrongful Convictions
The U.S. Supreme Court has just ruled that exonerees are entitled to the return of conviction-related costs and any restitution they've paid, and that they don't have to affirmatively prove their innocence in order to qualify. This is not a case involving monetary...
Are changes coming to New York’s wrongful conviction recovery statute?
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Apr 28, 2017 | Wrongful Convictions
Earlier this week, we told you about Section 8-b of the New York Court of Claims Act, which is the provision that permits those who have been wrongfully convicted, imprisoned and subsequently exonerated to file a claim against the state for damages. For many...
Are victims of wrongful convictions entitled to damages?
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Apr 25, 2017 | Wrongful Convictions
According to the Innocence Project, 32 states already have laws on the books that permit victims of wrongful convictions to seek compensation for any damages sustained due to their wrongful imprisonment. While these laws can vary from state to state, New York's...
Lab scandal likely to void 20,000 wrongful convictions
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Apr 19, 2017 | Wrongful Convictions
The admitted evidence tampering and forgery by a single Massachusetts lab worker has led to the likely dismissal of more than 20,000 wrongful drug convictions, which is possibly the largest mass-dismissal of criminal convictions in U.S. history. In fact, according to...
Does video-recording interrogations help prevent wrongful convictions?
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Apr 4, 2017 | Wrongful Convictions
Given that some police interrogations have led to false confessions and wrongful convictions in the past, it probably comes as no surprise that several New York lawmakers are now attempting to make the interrogation process more transparent by requiring law...
3 reasons why wrongful convictions occur
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Mar 28, 2017 | Wrongful Convictions
Even though we would like to believe that everyone in jail is there for a reason, the truth is that people are wrongfully convicted for crimes they did not commit far more often than most people realize. In fact, according to data made available by The National...
Report: African Americans are more likely to face wrongful convictions
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Mar 7, 2017 | Wrongful Convictions
According to a new report that examined roughly 1,900 exonerations nationwide, innocent African Americans are far more likely than other races to be wrongfully convicted of crimes they did not commit. The report, which was issued today by the National Registry of...
Number of wrongful convictions remains high in New York
On Behalf of Edelman & Edelman, P.C. | Feb 17, 2017 | Wrongful Convictions
Wrongful convictions are a serious miscarriage of justice. Not only do they result in actual offenders remaining free to commit additional crimes, but also the imprisonment of innocent individuals -- often for decades. Unfortunately, New York has some of the highest...
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