In the U.S., the wrongfully convicted are often expected to prove their innocence through DNA, even though many crimes leave ...

In this July 9, 2003, file photo, Scott Peterson listens during a pretrial hearing in Stanislaus Superior Court, in Modesto, Calif. automation A California judge largely denied a motion by Scott ...

Lawyers for the Innocence Project want a state judge to order new DNA tests of evidence taken from the murder of an 82-year-old woman who was slain in her home in Amherst in 1995. The New York ...

HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day “Freedom Friday” and said he was eager to visit his mother after a judge ordered him ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Attorney General's Office has entered the courtroom in the Illinois Innocence Project's effort to overturn the Slover family's murder convictions. In early June, ...

Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed continues to fight for his innocence and access to DNA testing as his case enters its 25th year, with ongoing roadblocks from the Bastrop County District Attorney’s ...

With only five exonerations, lawmakers weigh bills that would update Delaware's DNA evidence practices, aligning the state ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- After investigating the case for more than a year, the Los Angeles Innocence Project has filed voluminous evidence it says shows Scott Peterson did not murder his wife and unborn son ...

Data from Virginia's post-conviction DNA project support the innocence of 33 persons convicted of sexual assaults from 1973 to 1987 concludes an Urban Institute study. Findings released today indicate ...

This image made from video provided by Hawaii News Now shows Gordon Cordeiro in court on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, in Wailuku, Hawaii. (Hawaii News Now via AP) HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaii man who spent 30 ...