DQ15

After reviewing the materials in the lesson (presentation, articles, the documentary on wrongful convictions and prosecutorial misconduct conference):

• Select someone who was exonerated and released from prison over the past few decades (1980-2024).
• What specifically led to their wrongful conviction?
• What was the process to get them exonerated?  What was the legal reasoning for their exoneration?
• Have they been compensated?  Explain the details of their compensation and if they have not been compensated, explain why.  Be sure to discuss the compensation statute law in the jurisdiction where they were exonerated.
• What is the individual doing now?

Complete in 500 words