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2012 Innocence Network Conference

2012 Innocence Network Conference. Karen A. Goodrow, Esq. Director, Connecticut Innocence Project. Review and Processing of DNA Cases. Connecticut Innocence Project. From Cardboard Box to High-Rise. A work in progress. August, 2004.

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2012 Innocence Network Conference

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  1. 2012 Innocence Network Conference Karen A. Goodrow, Esq. Director, Connecticut Innocence Project Review and Processing of DNA Cases

  2. Connecticut Innocence Project From Cardboard Box to High-Rise A work in progress . . . . .

  3. August, 2004 Chief Public Defender Visualizes the Connecticut Innocence Project

  4. February, 2006 McCarter & English provides pro bono offices and legal assistance. September, 2012 – Establishes Connecticut Innocence Fund

  5. June, 2006 James Calvin Tillman Released after serving 18 ½ years in prison.

  6. July, 2007 Connecticut Legislature Funds Permanent Positions C.T.I.P.

  7. December, 2008 Miguel Roman Released after serving 20 ½ years in prison.

  8. August, 2009 Kenneth Ireland Released after serving 21 ½ years in prison.

  9. National Institute of Justice DNA Grants 2009 & 2011 Awards $3 Million Approximate Total to Three State Agencies They started with a Florida migraine . . .

  10. Collaborative Grants Playing nicely in the sandbox . . . • Office of the Chief State’s Attorney • Connecticut Innocence Project (OCPD) • Forensic Science Laboratory

  11. DNA Grant Process 1. Release from Inmate 2. Working together with other Criminal Justice Stake-holders 3. Finding the evidence and getting it tested 4. Result: consent petition, or do reasonable minds disagree?

  12. DNA Cases: Burdens and Challenges Lab Problems Lost/Destroyed Evidence Faulty DNA Kits

  13. Department of Justice Wrongful Convictions Grant - 2011 Not collaborative, but cooperation expected . . . .

  14. Advice from the trenches: Take off your adversarial hat.

  15. Build relationships.

  16. Ask for what you need.

  17. Exonerate the innocent.

  18. Visualize your future.

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