Criminal
Mar. 16, 2011
Compensation From Innocence Board Rare
An administrative law tribunal rarely approves compensation claims from former prisoners who say they were wrongfully imprisoned, leading criminal defense attorneys to accuse the tribunal of bias.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A judge concluded John Tennison and Antoine Goff spent nearly 14 years of their lives behind bars for a gang murder they didn't commit.
No physical evidence tied them to the scene, a judge found. The prosecution's only witnesses were 11- and 16-year-old girls who gave inconsistent testimony. One girl later recanted her testimony and told police she didn't see the shooting and she wasn'...
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