On behalf of Mueller Law Firm | Jul 19, 2019 | Firm News, Wrongful Conviction
Many individuals, including several Michigan residents, have been wrongfully convicted on the basis of eyewitness identification evidence. This was the case for a 42-year-old New Orleans man who was released on June 27 after serving 17 years for an armed robbery he...
On behalf of Mueller Law Firm | Mar 25, 2019 | Firm News, Wrongful Conviction
The first woman in Michigan to be exonerated and released following a wrongful conviction has told her story at the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School’s Auburn Hills campus. In 2003, she was going through the process to adopt her infant nephew when...
On behalf of Mueller Law Firm | Mar 8, 2019 | Firm News, Wrongful Conviction
A bill introduced into Michigan’s state legislature would provide an additional $10 million for the state’s compensation fund for wrongfully convicted prisoners. The fund is at risk of running out of money, despite the fact that more wrongful convictions...
On behalf of Mueller Law Firm | Jan 17, 2019 | Firm News, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment
Over the past three decades, new scientific testing and technology have opened people’s eyes to the injustice of the justice system. This is something that is plainly evident in the state of Michigan where 72 prisoners have been exonerated since 1991.As...
On behalf of Mueller Law Firm | Dec 20, 2018 | Firm News, Wrongful Conviction
Michigan residents who have been accused of a crime or who are the subject of an investigation soon realize the enormity and strength of the opposition forces lining up to push for a conviction. The number of investigators, the volume and scope of scientific detection...
On behalf of Mueller Law Firm | Nov 30, 2018 | Firm News, Wrongful Conviction
This year, a new unit was started in the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office aimed at catching incorrect convictions.This unit is the Wayne County Conviction Integrity Unit. It started up in January. The unit reviews convictions in which claims of innocence have...
On behalf of Mueller Law Firm | Sep 13, 2018 | Firm News, Wrongful Conviction
News stories are coming out on a regular basis that show people of color being profiled just because of their race. The stories of “Barbecue Becky” and “Poolside Patty” are just two examples of the many innocent situations that have led to...
On behalf of Mueller Law Firm | Aug 15, 2018 | Firm News, Wrongful Conviction
Imagine going to prison for a crime you didn’t commit. While many people in prison claim this happened to them, there are some cases in which the person actually didn’t commit the crime and was convicted wrongfully. As you can imagine, this is a very...
On behalf of Mueller Law Firm | Jul 22, 2018 | Firm News, Wrongful Conviction
The issue of people being wrongfully convicted should be viewed as a gross injustice and failure of the criminal justice system. Unfortunately, this isn’t always the case. Individuals who have been wrongfully convicted are likely going to face an uphill battle...
On behalf of Mueller Law Firm | May 23, 2018 | Firm News, Wrongful Conviction
Many people have a blind trust in the criminal justice system. They think that if a people are convicted of crimes, they did those crimes and should be punished. What many people don’t realize is that there are people who are wrongfully convicted each year in...
