Andrea G Hirsch

March 14, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Now that the Legislature is considering removing the death penalty from the Criminal Procedure Law and Penal Law, this is a good opportunity to eliminate life without parole too.

By Andrea G. Hirsch

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January 09, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Besides freeing those who are innocent, the great gift provided by DNA exonerations is that they have demonstrated that, often, individuals falsely confess, innocent people plead guilty, witnesses err, scientific evidence is faulty, defense lawyers are ineffective, and prosecutors commit misconduct, and thus that many convictions in addition to ones involving DNA are flawed.

By Andrea G. Hirsch

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January 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Besides freeing those who are innocent, the great gift provided by DNA exonerations is that they have demonstrated that, often, individuals falsely confess, innocent people plead guilty, witnesses err, scientific evidence is faulty, defense lawyers are ineffective, and prosecutors commit misconduct, and thus that many convictions in addition to ones involving DNA are flawed.

By Andrea G. Hirsch

1 minute read