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Conviction Integrity Unit
15:11 - 23:26 (08:14)
The Conviction Integrity Unit ensures the integrity of a case pre-indictment, pre-trial or post-trial by having senior lawyers review it and make sure that justice is done. For a prosecutor to recommend or move to vacate a conviction, they must have evidence of actual innocence that was not available at the time of the trial.
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Eyewitness Brown says he picked out JJ's photo at random and because he thought he looked familiar.
15:11 - 18:18 (03:06)
Summary
Eyewitness Brown says he picked out JJ's photo at random and because he thought he looked familiar. Further investigation and questioning is required to confirm the accuracy and credibility of his statement.
ChapterConviction Integrity Unit
EpisodeEyewitnesses
PodcastLetters from Sing Sing
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is ensuring justice with a Conviction Integrity Unit that examines issues in the integrity of criminal cases and makes sure wrongfully convicted people are not staying in jail.
18:18 - 20:46 (02:27)
Summary
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office is ensuring justice with a Conviction Integrity Unit that examines issues in the integrity of criminal cases and makes sure wrongfully convicted people are not staying in jail.
ChapterConviction Integrity Unit
EpisodeEyewitnesses
PodcastLetters from Sing Sing
As J.J. no longer had a lawyer and a veteran criminal defense attorney, Bob Gottlieb, was listed on the new DA's transition team, the reporter reached out to him for insight about the new unit after sending some paperwork his way.
20:46 - 21:32 (00:46)
Summary
As J.J. no longer had a lawyer and a veteran criminal defense attorney, Bob Gottlieb, was listed on the new DA's transition team, the reporter reached out to him for insight about the new unit after sending some paperwork his way.
ChapterConviction Integrity Unit
EpisodeEyewitnesses
PodcastLetters from Sing Sing
Summary
In order for a D.A. to recommend vacating a conviction, they must be convinced of actual innocence based on new evidence. Without new information, it is difficult for someone to be set free, despite the unreliability of eyewitness testimony and the lack of physical evidence tying the accused to the crime.