false imprisonmentFalse Imprisonment - Unlawful Confinement
Elements of Constraint Imagine being detained against your will? Sounds traumatic, doesn’t it? In the majority of unlawful detentions, the victim received threats…
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false imprisonmentWhat Legal Actions Can You Take If You Are a Victim of False Accusations or Prosecuted For a Crime You Did Not Commit?
False Accusations: False accusations are statements made by another party that damages the reputation, integrity, or character of the targeted person. Any statement…
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Man Released from Prison After 25 Years
NBC News reported the following story about a Philadelphia man who was found not guilty by a jury after spending 25 years in prison for rape and murder. A…
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An Innocent Man Arrested Based On DNA Evidence
People tend to think that DNA evidence is infallible. There is no doubt that DNA is very powerful evidence that has helped to convict many and free others. But as…
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Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder is Set Free After 25 Years
It is often because of DNA evidence that wrongfully-convicted people are released from prison. However, as the following New York Times story demonstrates, that is…
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Six Causes of Wrongful Conviction
The Innocence Project has identified the six most common causes of wrongful convictions . They are: Eyewitness misidentification Unvalidated or improper forensic…
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Six Causes of Wrongful Conviction
The Innocence Project has identified the six most common causes of wrongful convictions . They are: Eyewitness misidentification Unvalidated or improper forensic…
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False Imprisonment and the Crime of Robbery
Before someone can be lawfully convicted of both false imprisonment and robbery , it must be proven that the movement or confinement associated with the false…
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False Imprisonment of a Child: What Does the Prosecutor Have to Prove?
In Florida, the crime of false imprisonment is defined as "forcibly, by threat, or secretly confining, abducting, imprisoning, or restraining another person…
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Prosecutors Fight Access to DNA Tests for Convicts
The following article appeared in the New York Times earlier this week: In an age of advanced forensic science, the first step toward ending Kenneth Reed’s…
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Mistaken Identification Results in Yet Another Wrongful Conviction
Just this last week, still another story appeared in the news about a man who was a victim of mistaken identification. That mistake resulted in his being wrongfully…
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