Current Cases

Terron Chavis awaits hearing to prove his innocence

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 way in. The victim said that the man retrieved a knife...

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

Alex Trogdon has been incarcerated for 11 years for a crime that never happened. Based upon new scientific evidence challenging the shaken baby syndrome diagnosis and bitemark identifications, as well as strong evidence that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at his trial, we believe Alex is entitled to a new trial.

Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen continue to seek justice

Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen continue to seek justice

In 2004, brothers Rayshawn Banner and Nathaniel Cauthen were convicted of the murder and robbery of Nathaniel Jones. In 2005, their co-defendants, Jermal Tolliver, Christopher Bryant, and Dorrell Brayboy were convicted after a separate trial. Banner was only 14 years old and the others were only 15 years old when the crime occurred. All five boys have claimed innocence at their trials and have continued to claim innocence since that time.

Robert Bragg

Robert Bragg

Robert “Bobby” Bragg was convicted of first-degree murder in February 1996 for the December 1994 murder of Coy Hartley. The elderly Mr. Hartley was found beaten to death in his trailer in Boone, North Carolina.  Mr. Hartley died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head.  Robert Bragg was identified as a suspect, despite the fact that numerous witnesses confirmed that Mr. Bragg was in Tennessee at the time of the murder. In fact, Mr. Bragg waived extradition against the advice of a Tennessee judge, who suggested there was insufficient evidence for probable cause for the extradition.

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