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... in the outcome,24 and that judge’s decision normally receives tremendous deference on appeal.25 The hodge-podge of state newly discovered evidence procedures must be critically examined in light of the realization, spawned by DNA testing, that innocent defendants are convicted with alarming frequenc ...
... in the outcome,24 and that judge’s decision normally receives tremendous deference on appeal.25 The hodge-podge of state newly discovered evidence procedures must be critically examined in light of the realization, spawned by DNA testing, that innocent defendants are convicted with alarming frequenc ...
California Innocence Project
The California Innocence Project (“CIP”) is a non-profit organization at California Western School of Law in San Diego, California, United States, which provides pro bono legal services to individuals who maintain their factual innocence of crime(s) for which they have been convicted. CIP's mission is to exonerate wrongly convicted inmates through the use of DNA and other evidence. CIP has succeeded in freeing 11 incarcerated individuals since its inception in 1999.As a law school clinical program, CIP provides educational experience to students enrolled in its clinic. Working alongside CIP staff attorneys, clinic students investigate and litigate cases where there is strong evidence of innocence. CIP attorneys and students pursue cases by securing expert witnesses and advocating for their clients during evidentiary hearings and trials.Each year, CIP reviews more than 2,000 claims of innocence from inmates convicted in Southern California.