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California Innocence Project
Associate director of the California Innocence Project at California Western School of Law in San Diego; lead attorney on Michael Hanline’s case
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Alex Simpson
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New Wrongful Conviction Unit Unveiled at DA's Office Since the advent of DNA testing in the 1980's, US courts have come to recognize that wrongful convictions are all too common. Some 1600 supposed criminals have been found innocent after all. Now, prosecutorial offices around the country have been opening Wrongful Conviction Units. The latest is the biggest of all — the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office — which prosecuted 71,000 felony defendants last year. Jackie Lacey is the District Attorney.
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State’s Longest Serving Wrongfully Convicted Inmate Is Free Ventura County’s District Attorney says he’s “ no longer comfortable ” with the murder conviction of Michael Hanline. In 1980, Hanline was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. When he was released yesterday in Ventura, Hanline set a record for serving longer than any other Californian to be wrongfully convicted: 36 years.
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