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Minnesota inmates can apply for conviction review under new statewide program
The Minnesota Attorney General s Office is accepting applications to review convictions for inmates who say they are innocent. Written By: Sarah Mearhoff | ×
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 announces that the statewide Conviction Review Unit is accepting applications from Minnesota inmates who say they are innocent and want to be exonerated. Sarah Mearhoff / Forum News Service
ST. PAUL Minnesota is one of just seven states in the country dedicating statewide resources to investigating claims of wrongful felony convictions, in hopes of restoring trust in the criminal justice system and freeing inmates who shouldn’t be behind bars.
Minnesota s Conviction Review Unit now taking cases
The state is engaging in a renewed push to correct mistakes in the justice system and consider claims from prisoners who believe they were wrongfully convicted. Author: John Croman Updated: 2:42 AM CDT August 4, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn. Minnesota s renewed commitment to identify wrongful convictions reached a new milestone Tuesday, when the state s new Conviction Review Unit began accepting applications from those who want their cases to get a closer look. No justice system can be successful without the trust of the public, Attorney General Keith Ellison told reporters. By collaborating with community activists, national criminal justice experts, prosecutor from around the state of Minnesota, we are striving for a more perfect system.
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Couple are cleared of newborn s death after 12 years in jail because of gross misstatement by prosecutor after defense insisted baby s fatal head injuries happened naturally
Ashley and Albert Debelbot had their murder case formally dismissed on Tuesday, a year after Georgia Supreme Court overturned convictions
Debelbots spent more than 12 years in prison for the death of their newborn baby daughter, McKenzy Debelbot, in May 2008
Convictions were tossed over statements the prosecutor made at trial, to which Debelbots lawyers at the time failed to object
Prosecutor s closing statement to jurors reduced burden of proof from beyond reasonable doubt but the Debelbot s team did not speak up for them