The credibility and reliability of memory at trial
By Libby Telford The Lighthouse Project When someone is falsely accused of sexually abusing someone years or decades ago, probing the quality and reliability of the accuser’s memory often becomes…
Man wrongfully convicted of New Orleans rape as a teen is exonerated decades later
Sullivan Walter, 53, with, left to right, his brothers Joseph Walter and Byron Walter Sr, and Innocence Project New Orleans legal director Richard Davis. Photograph: Travis Spradling/AP Judge Darryl Derbigny…
Amber Heard, Michele Dauber, Emily Doe & #MeToo
Recent tweets by Stanford Law Professor and Amber Heard supporter, Michele Dauber, have viciously attacked Johnny Depp’s attorney Camille Vasquez. Dauber accuses Camille Vasquez of sucking up to powerful men…
The Supreme Court Ruling on The New Rules of Evidence In Sexual Assault Trials
Admin: A must-read from Joseph A. Neuberger & Diana Davison on alarming developments in Canadian law (Neuberger & Partners LLP, Toronto Criminal Lawyers) On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court…
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Public are losing faith in police watchdog following wave of scandals including the disastrous VIP child sex abuse inquiry, MPs say
Speaking out: Lady Brittan is seeking justice over the treatment of her husband, the former Home Secretary Leon Brittan, after false allegations were made about him MPs are to call…
Innocent: Redcar man accused of sex attacks on two young girls unanimously cleared by jury
A jury unanimously found Richard Gidney ‘not guilty’ to every charge he faced Teeside Live A Redcar man has been found not guilty of raping a young girl and of…
Long Island woman who made false rape claims denied probation reduction
A Connecticut judge denied a request to cut short probation for a Long Island woman convicted of falsely accusing two former Sacred Heart University football players of raping her four…
Outcry, the most surprising docuseries of the summer
Greg Kelley, the subject of Outcry, which shows a surprising, thorny, hyper-local yet deeply concerning saga. Photograph: Jim Redman/Courtesy of Showtime. In 2013, Greg Kelley, a high school football star,…
Defendant collapsed in the dock before being jailed for telling “pack of lies” about her ex-partner
THERE were dramatic scenes at Worcester Crown Court as a defendant, who went on to be jailed on four counts of perverting the course of justice, collapsed in the dock.…
‘Chronic liar’ charged with perverting the course of justice over false allegations
A serial liar who made false allegations of historical abuse lead to the wrongful imprisonment of a firefighter with an unblemished record of public service has been charged with perverting…