Detroit Mercy Law clinic looks at ‘Deconstructing a Wrongful Conviction’
The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law’s Conviction Integrity Clinic will present a discussion on wrongful convictions. “Innocence Lost: Deconstructing a Wrongful Conviction” will take place Wednesday, September 25, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Detroit Mercy Law atrium, 651 East Jefferson in Detroit.
To kick off Wrongful Conviction Day, Eric Anderson and the stakeholders who pursued and secured his release will provide a candid conversation.
Panelists will include:
• Eric Anderson, exoneree
• Third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Donald Knapp, Criminal Division.
• Shelisa Ward, student, Detroit Mercy Law, Wayne County Conviction Integrity Unit
Moderating the discussion will be:
• Valerie Newman, deputy chief & director, Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit, adjunct professor & director, Detroit Mercy Law Conviction Integrity Clinic
• Beth Greenberg Morrow, director, Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit, adjunct professor, Detroit Mercy Law Conviction Integrity Unit
To register for the free event, visit https://law.udmercy.edu and scroll down to “Upcoming Events.” Anyone with questions may email Rebecca Nowak at simkinrg@udmercy.edu.
To kick off Wrongful Conviction Day, Eric Anderson and the stakeholders who pursued and secured his release will provide a candid conversation.
Panelists will include:
• Eric Anderson, exoneree
• Third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Donald Knapp, Criminal Division.
• Shelisa Ward, student, Detroit Mercy Law, Wayne County Conviction Integrity Unit
Moderating the discussion will be:
• Valerie Newman, deputy chief & director, Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit, adjunct professor & director, Detroit Mercy Law Conviction Integrity Clinic
• Beth Greenberg Morrow, director, Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit, adjunct professor, Detroit Mercy Law Conviction Integrity Unit
To register for the free event, visit https://law.udmercy.edu and scroll down to “Upcoming Events.” Anyone with questions may email Rebecca Nowak at simkinrg@udmercy.edu.
No charges will be pursued in shooting that killed 2 after Detroit Lions game
DETROIT (AP) — A man who fired one shot that killed two people at a popular tailgating site after Sunday’s Detroit Lions game was acting in self-defense and will not be charged, authorities said Wednesday.
“It is absolutely tragic that during all the fun and merrymaking at a Lions tailgate that two lives were lost,” Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy said.
The 40-year-old shooter, who had a license to carry a concealed pistol, fired only after he felt threatened by Jalen Welch, 25, who displayed a gun during an argument at Eastern Market, an open-air market, Worthy said.
Welch was shot in the head Sunday. The same bullet then struck and killed a 40-year-old bystander, Rayshawn Palmer, who was trying to be a peacemaker, Worthy said.
Police had initially said the shooter fired twice.
“It could have been any one of us,” Worthy said. “We looked at all the applicable law and there is no crime that can be charged and proven beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Tampa Bay had just defeated the Lions nearby at Ford Field, 20-16.
“It is absolutely tragic that during all the fun and merrymaking at a Lions tailgate that two lives were lost,” Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy said.
The 40-year-old shooter, who had a license to carry a concealed pistol, fired only after he felt threatened by Jalen Welch, 25, who displayed a gun during an argument at Eastern Market, an open-air market, Worthy said.
Welch was shot in the head Sunday. The same bullet then struck and killed a 40-year-old bystander, Rayshawn Palmer, who was trying to be a peacemaker, Worthy said.
Police had initially said the shooter fired twice.
“It could have been any one of us,” Worthy said. “We looked at all the applicable law and there is no crime that can be charged and proven beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Tampa Bay had just defeated the Lions nearby at Ford Field, 20-16.
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