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Former prosecutor settles lawsuit against Netflix over Central Park Five series
Read full article: Former prosecutor settles lawsuit against Netflix over Central Park Five seriesFormer Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein and Netflix have announced they’ve settled the defamation lawsuit she filed four years ago over her portrayal in the streaming service’s miniseries about the five Black and Latino teenagers known as the now-exonerated Central Park Five.
Scott Peterson appears virtually in California court as LA Innocence Project takes up murder case
Read full article: Scott Peterson appears virtually in California court as LA Innocence Project takes up murder caseScott Peterson appeared virtually in court, nearly 20 years after he was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and dumping her body into San Francisco Bay in 2002.
Florida man exonerated of 1983 murder sues over imprisonment
Read full article: Florida man exonerated of 1983 murder sues over imprisonmentA Florida man exonerated of a 1983 rape and murder after serving 37 years in prison is suing over his wrongful conviction in which a questionable bite mark was critical evidence.
Bucs players shine light on injustice while helping innocent man who spent decades in prison
Read full article: Bucs players shine light on injustice while helping innocent man who spent decades in prisonHis sister Harriett DuBoise and Innocence Project attorney Susan Friedman also by his side. Ad“My first thought after reading the story was I need to hear his opinions, his thoughts, hear his perspective,” Marpet told NFL Media. Marpet told NFL Media after hearing DuBoise’s story the players reached out to the Innocence Project to ask how they could help the 56-year-old. Starting over with nothing, DuBoise told the NFL Network the Bucs gave him $25,000 and he’s continued to receive help from the Innocence Project. AdThe Innocence Project is a nonprofit dedicated to exonerating innocent people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system.
Innocent Florida inmate released after 37 years
Read full article: Innocent Florida inmate released after 37 yearsTAMPA, Fla. A Florida man who spent the last 37 years in prison on a rape and murder charge was released Thursday, hours after officials revealed dramatic new evidence that proved his innocence. Robert DuBoise walked out of the Hardee Correctional Institution in Bowling Green, Florida, shortly after 2 p.m. With him were his mother and sister. DuBoises conviction centered on one piece of evidence: an alleged bite mark on the victims face. Judge Christopher Nash ruled that DuBoise, who was serving his sentence in Hardee County, Florida, should be released immediately. The hearing Thursday was to reduce DuBoise's sentence to equal the amount of time he already served behind bars.