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Terron Chavis awaits hearing to prove his innocence

Terron Chavis awaits hearing to prove his innocence

by Drago Bratic | Aug 5, 2021 | Current Cases, HP Slider

Terron Chavis awaits hearing to prove his innocence The Crime On March 5, 2004, a woman was nursing her five-week-old daughter when she heard a knock at the front door. A man asked about cutting lumber from the adjacent property, then displayed a gun and forced his...
Alex Trogdon has been incarcerated since 2010 for a crime that never happened

Alex Trogdon has been incarcerated since 2010 for a crime that never happened

by Drago Bratic | Feb 22, 2021 | Current Cases, HP Slider

Alex Trogdon has been incarcerated since 2010 for a crime that never happened In 2010, Alex Trogdon was convicted of second-degree murder based on alleged bitemark evidence and a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome connected to the death of his then-girlfriend’s...
Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen continue to seek justice

Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen continue to seek justice

by Drago Bratic | Nov 16, 2020 | Current Cases, HP Slider

Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen continue to seek justice                   Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen, two of “The Winston-Salem 5” In 2004, brothers Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen were convicted of the murder and robbery of Nathaniel Jones. In...
Charles Wakefield, Jr. discovers new evidence that casts doubt on his murder conviction from 1975

Charles Wakefield, Jr. discovers new evidence that casts doubt on his murder conviction from 1975

by Drago Bratic | Nov 13, 2020 | Current Cases, HP Slider

Charles Wakefield, Jr. discovers new evidence that casts doubt on his murder conviction from 1975 Charles Wakefield Jr., Greenville, SC The Looper Murders On January 31, 1975, Lieutenant Frank Looper was the Chief Officer of the Greenville County Sheriff’s...

Court Junkie Podcast: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel (Mark Carver)

by Drago Bratic | Jan 2, 2020 | News

The North Carolina Center for Actual Innocence (NCCAI) and Chris Mumma are prominent in the November 4, 2019 episode of the podcast entitled Court Junkie. This episode investigated the case of Mark Carver, whose conviction the Center worked to overturn in April 2019....
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