Tag: wrongful conviction
Posted on Thu Nov 12, 2009 at 02:32:38 PM EST
Tags: wrongful conviction, Fernando Bermudez (all tags)
Fernando Bermudez cried as the Judge vacated his murder conviction today, after serving 18 years in prison. There will be no retrial, his case was dismissed.
Bermudez ''has demonstrated his actual innocence,'' state Supreme Court Justice John Cataldo said. ''This court wishes to express its profound regret over the past 18 years. I hope for you a better future.''
He was not freed immediately due to a pending 27 month federal sentence on drug charges. How was he convicted? Faulty eyewitness evidence and another participant in the fight in which the victim was killed got immunity for pinning it on Bermudez. [More...]
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Posted on Wed Oct 03, 2007 at 09:28:10 AM EST
Tags: NBC, wrongful conviction, LAPD (all tags)
by Kirsten D. Levingston
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Posted on Wed Sep 26, 2007 at 09:19:01 AM EST
Tags: NBC, wrongful conviction, Innocence Project, DNA, LAPD (all tags)
by Kirsten D. Levingston
What happens when a cop is wrongly convicted of murder, serves a dozen years in prison, is freed by DNA, and returns to the very department responsible for the miscarriage of justice against him? We'll find out this Wednesday at 10p. when NBC premieres its new crime drama, LIFE.
The show's protagonist is LAPD police officer Charlie Crews, convicted of a triple murder he claims he did not commit. Sentenced to a life term at a maximum security prison Crews loses his job, family, and friends before a DNA test proves his innocence.
How does LIFE's compelling narrative stack up to the reality of today's justice system? While art imitates life in some surprising ways, there are some differences that deserve our attention.
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