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It’s Not Too Late To Experience Innocence Week

Posted on Friday, April 20th, 2007 by Eily Raman

Innocence Week, held from March 26-30 at the Washington College of Law, was a great success.  In the course of the week, MAIP sponsored four lunchtime panel discussions about innocence issues.  On Monday, three Washington College of Law professors spoke about some of the legal obstacles to exonerations.  On Tuesday, we heard from DC Metropolitan Police Department Detective Jim Trainum, who spoke about false confessions and how easy they can be for police officers to obtain.  We also heard from Tim O'Toole, an expert in the causes of misidentifications by eyewitnesses to crimes.  On Wednesday, we were privileged to meet…

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