New Evidence of Innocence
Armstrong, Ralph, State v. (2005)
Court:
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Counsel:
Wisconsin Innocence Project
Case Number:
01-2789 and 02-2979
Position: Courts have authority to consider new evidence of actual innocence without regard to the statutory one-year limitation period for newly discovered evidence, and that the standard for granting a new trial based upon newly discovered evidence should not be a strict "outcome-determinative" test, at least where the state relied at trial upon facts that turned out to be false. Statutes of limitations, limiting the time in which a prisoner can seek a new trial based on newly discovered evidence, cannot limit courts' ability to consider new evidence of actual innocence.
Issues:
New Evidence of Innocence
House v. Bell (2005)
Court:
U.S. Supreme Court
Counsel:
Innocence Project
Position: Relevant exculpatory DNA evidence can satisfy the Schlup v. Delo actual Innocence gateway standard for permitting habeas review of otherwise procedurally defaulted claims.
Issues:
New Evidence of Innocence
Siller, Thomas v. State of Ohio (2008)
Counsel:
Innocence Network
Case Number:
08-90865
Position: New trial should be granted where conviction rested on snitch testimony and fraudulent forensic science.
Slaughter, Jimmie Ray v. Mike Mullin (2005)
Court:
Tenth Circuit
Counsel:
Innocence Project
Case Number:
05-6049
Position: Leave to file successor habeas petition should be granted based on new DNA evidence on hairs and on scientific research undermining ballistics evidence that was used at trial.
Issues:
New Evidence of Innocence
Souliotes, George A. v. Anthony Hedgpeth (2009)
Counsel:
Innocence Network & Bob Barr (by Cooley Godward Kronish)
Case Number:
08-15943
Position: Courts have authority to consider new evidence of actual Innocence without regard to the statutory one-year limitation period for newly discovered evidence, and that the standard for granting a new trial based upon newly discovered evidence should not be a strict "outcome-determinative" test, at least where the state relied at trial upon facts that turned out to be false. - Statutes of limitations, limiting the time in which a prisoner can seek a new trial based on newly discovered evidence, cannot limit courts' ability to consider new evidence of actual Innocence.
Souliotes, George A. vs. Anthony Hedgpeth (2010)
Court:
Ninth Circuit
Counsel:
Innocence Network by Cooley LLP
Case Number:
06-CV-0667
Position: Petition for Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc.
Issues:
New Evidence of Innocence
