Person: Barry Scheck

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Kerry barrister selected to work with US Innocence Project

A young Irish legal eagle has been selected to work on a US miscarriage of justice project which helped highlight the Steven Avery case featured in the smash Netflix series, Making a Murderer.

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Special Report (Wrongful Convictions): Time to shine a light on the innocent

I know a man named Angel who spent 21 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit. During his incarceration, both his mother and the mother of his children died and he exhausted all his appeals. He was fated to die in prison without any chance of parole.

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Shelter from the mind's storm at Liss Ard wellbeing centre

In 2008 evidence uncovered by an Irish law student led to the release of a man who had served 26 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Now Niamh Gunn has a new mission — to create a National Wellbeing Centre for Ireland in the stunning surrounds of Liss Ard estate.

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Woman who helped free innocent man gets award

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Free at last thanks to Irish intern

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OJ lawyer to address Trinity students

OJ Simpson lawyer to deliver talk in Dublin

Barry Scheck, the lawyer who defended OJ Simpson, will speak at Trinity College's Philosophical Society this Wednesday, May 9.

Sat, 05 May, 2007

Trinity to honour Oscar-winner Stone

Three-time Oscar winner Oliver Stone will receive an award at Dublin’s Trinity College tonight.

Sat, 30 Sep, 2006

Last ditch bid to stop execution

US lawyers for a convicted murderer scheduled to be executed on Wednesday have made a last-ditch bid for genetic testing on evidence in his case, saying it is needed to ensure the state doesn’t put an innocent man to death.

Mon, 15 May, 2006

Detroit man freed after 17 years in jail

A Detroit man has been freed from jail after serving 17 years for a rape and murder that DNA evidence has proved he did not commit.

Tue, 27 Aug, 2002

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