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Preventing and Overturning Wrongful Convictions with Digital Evidence

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Preventing and Overturning Wrongful Convictions with Digital Evidence

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New Tech Unlocks Digital Evidence: Revisiting Locked and Damaged Phones

New Tech. New Evidence. New Hope. Locked or damaged phones [...]

Author2025-10-22T20:48:06-04:00October 22, 2025|Cell Phone Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Forensics, Digital Innocence Initiative, Justice Reform, Mobile Device Forensics, Post Conviction Review, Public Defender Resources, Public Defenders, Wrongful Convictions|0 Comments

The Scope: Hundreds of Millions of Devices, Millions of Affected Defendants

Missed Digital Evidence? There’s a Way Back In Why Public [...]

Author2025-10-01T10:00:24-04:00October 1, 2025|Digital Evidence, iPhone Forensics, Post Conviction Review, Public Defender Resources|0 Comments

A Pathway to Justice: The First Post-Conviction Review Criteria for Digital Evidence
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A Pathway to Justice: The First Post-Conviction Review Criteria for Digital Evidence
Digital Evidence, Digital Innocence Initiative, Post Conviction Review, Wrongful Convictions

A Pathway to Justice: The First Post-Conviction Review Criteria for Digital Evidence

In today’s criminal justice landscape, digital evidence plays a central [...]

Author2025-09-24T09:09:08-04:00September 24, 2025|Digital Evidence, Digital Innocence Initiative, Post Conviction Review, Wrongful Convictions|0 Comments

From Local Reform to National Impact: Advancing Justice Through Digital Forensic Support for Public Defenders

Wrongful convictions don’t just happen—they result from structural failures. In [...]

Author2025-07-10T17:51:38-04:00July 10, 2025|Digital Evidence, Digital Forensics, Digital Innocence, Digital Innocence Initiative, Justice Reform, Post Conviction Review, Public Defenders, Wrongful Convictions|0 Comments

Big Impact Starts with Small Action and Refusing to Look Away

When I first used digital evidence to help a public [...]

Author2025-07-08T19:23:26-04:00July 8, 2025|Digital Evidence, Digital Forensics, Digital Innocence, Digital Innocence Initiative, innocence project|0 Comments

Causes and Impact of Digital Evidence in Wrongful Convictions

Wrongful Convictions Happen The National Registry of Exonerations has recorded thousands [...]

Author2024-12-06T16:20:41-05:00December 6, 2024|Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Forensics, Digital Innocence|0 Comments

The Evolution of Digital Evidence in Criminal Cases

The use of digital evidence in criminal cases has evolved [...]

Author2024-12-06T14:43:58-05:00December 6, 2024|Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Forensics, Digital Innocence, Mobile Device Forensics|0 Comments

The Need for Post-Conviction Review

More people have been wrongfully convicted due to digital evidence [...]

Author2024-12-05T22:46:35-05:00December 5, 2024|Digital Evidence, Digital Forensics, Digital Innocence, innocence project|0 Comments

Unlock New Digital Evidence Using the Latest Technology
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Unlock New Digital Evidence Using the Latest Technology
Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Forensics, Digital Innocence, Digital Technology, Forensic Examiner, innocence project, Investigations, Mobile Device Forensics

Unlock New Digital Evidence Using the Latest Technology

As a defense attorney, do you have a post-conviction case [...]

Author2019-09-04T19:55:01-04:00September 4, 2019|Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Forensics, Digital Innocence, Digital Technology, Forensic Examiner, innocence project, Investigations, Mobile Device Forensics|0 Comments

Exonerated an Innocent Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 17 Years
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Exonerated an Innocent Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 17 Years
Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Forensics, Digital Innocence, Digital Technology, Forensic Examiner, innocence project, Investigations, Mobile Device Forensics

Exonerated an Innocent Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 17 Years

In 2000, teenager Vernon Horn was convicted for a January [...]

Author2019-07-16T18:42:14-04:00July 16, 2019|Cell Phone Forensics, Computer Forensics, Digital Evidence, Digital Forensics, Digital Innocence, Digital Technology, Forensic Examiner, innocence project, Investigations, Mobile Device Forensics|0 Comments

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