… and another thing

Wrongful convictions

February

Jeffrey Deskovic, the Westchester man who was wrongfully convicted of murder, will speak at a hearing in New York City tomorrow on what to do about such injustices.

The New York State Bar Association has produced a preliminary report on wrongful convictions with recommendations for reform.

It would change the way identification procedures are conducted to improve the reliability of eyewitnesses, would require standards to preserve and catalog forensic evidence, and would mandate the recording confessions in their entirety.

I’ll have more after the hearing.

PHOTO: Jeffrey Deskovic at Mercy College in 2007 commenting on a report from the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. (Carucha L. Meuse/ The Journal News)

This entry was posted on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 7:20 pm by Noreen O'Donnell.
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