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15 Nov 2012, 3:15 pm
"We have serious concerns that this case is not an outlier and that there are other innocent people who are incarcerated on possible misconduct," said Olga Akselrod of the New York-based Innocence Project. [read post]
6 Dec 2011, 1:00 pm
The Richmond Times Dispatch reports: "Thomas is now exonerated," said Innocence Project staff attorney Olga Akselrod. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 9:40 am
DNA Exonerations," which appears in The Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics, was written by Innocence Project Staff Attorney Olga Akselrod, Boise State University Professors Greg Hampikian and myself.The article provides a brief overview of the history of the different types of DNA testing methods used to exonerate and some interesting findings in trends over time in testing-how earlier methods became obsolete as newer, more advanced methods became available and how… [read post]
4 Dec 2007, 11:39 pm
Alabama Governor Refuses to Hear How DNA Testing Could Impact Case Set for Execution [Print Version] [www.innocenceproject.org] ‘Rather than looking at the science, he is burying his head in the sand,' says Innocence Project, noting that this is the second execution in two months where Riley has denied DNA testing(MONTGOMERY, AL; September 19, 2007) - Today, Alabama Governor Bob Riley refused to discuss DNA testing in the case of Thomas Arthur… [read post]
5 Feb 2010, 5:13 am by SHG
"Freddie Peacock was released many years ago, but he hasn't been truly free because the cloud of this conviction hung over him," said Olga Akselrod, the Innocence Project Staff Attorney handling the case. [read post]
3 Dec 2007, 7:12 am
Bob Riley, Innocence Project Co-Director Peter Neufeld and Staff Attorney Olga Akselrod wrote that "allowing an execution to go forward without first conducting DNA testing that could scientifically confirm or refute guilt not only risks putting to death an innocent man, but also does irreversible damage to the public's confidence in the state's criminal justice system and its elected officials. [read post]
5 Dec 2007, 12:15 am
Sincerely yours, Peter Neufeld Olga Akselrod ================ Footnotes: 1) Currently, 42 states have legislation allowing defendants post-conviction access to DNA testing. [read post]