Innocence Project frees Detroit man from prison after seven years for crime that DNA evidence shows he did not commit
Published: July 24, 2014
People are surprised to learn how little it took to convict Detroit resident Donya Davis of rape, says Marla Mitchell-Cichon, co-director of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Innocence Project in Lansing. Scientific evidence didn’t save hi [ More » ]
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- Innocence Project frees Detroit man from prison after seven years for crime that DNA evidence shows he did not commit
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- Estate Strategies: IRA trusts can be useful to counteract recent SCOTUS ruling
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