For justice to prevail, only truth derived from facts should be admissible in a court of law. How many wrongful convictions could have been prevented if this were actually the case? Theories, assumptions, suppositions, inferences, speculations, beliefs, suspicions, presumptions, and the ever-popular "consistent with(s)" are abstract nouns and by...
There's a well-known saying in the legal profession: "The lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client." [variations of this quotation have been attributed to Abraham Lincoln as well as others.] What on earth does this mean? Wouldn't someone representing himself be the most familiar with the facts and circumstances of the case? Wouldn't...
The Dept. of Injustice has issued a new and more accurate Miranda Warning.
My son Wally was around the age of twelve when, while having a conversation, he said to me "If I had to go to prison to make the world a better place, I would go to prison." It is something that I will never forget. I was so proud of him, he had so much compassion and love for his...
I'm sure a number of WCN's followers have seen our recent posts related to the protests and wondered why WCN would be commenting at all on a topic other than wrongful conviction. It's a good question, and it deserves an honest answer. However, like wrongful convictions themselves, there are several factors and no single, easy answer.
I'm not old enough to remember Dr. King Jr. or the revolutions he gave his life for, but I was smack dab in the middle of the Watts riots when I was 4-years-old. The Watts riots, sometimes referred to as the "Watts Rebellion," took place in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles from August 11 to 16, 1965*. Our...
Michael Knight, Columnist and Author; Liz Franklin, Editor
I just watched the 20/20 program that aired November 1, 2019, Texas Love Triangle, featuring the tragic case of David Temple's wrongful conviction, in which Nancy Grace was apparently invited to pipe in with her ever-offending opinions, (shame on you 20/20). I haven't kept it a secret that I am not a fan of Nancy Grace, but that...
Wednesday, August 21, 2019, was a very sad day for our nation and humanity as a whole. At 6:35 pm, the state of Texas murdered an innocent man. I realize that may sound like a bold statement made with emotional bravado, but since the State didn't take every available avenue to prove me wrong, I stand by my statement. If...
