Washington Supreme Court

Dyer, Richard, In re the Petition of (2008)

Court: Washington Supreme Court

Counsel: Innocence Network (by Sheryl Gordon McCloud)

Case Number: 79872- 9

Position: Arguing that eyewitness identification is fallible and urging the Court to re-examine the parole board's decision to deny Dyer parole based on his assertions of Innocence. Dyer, who was convicted of rape on the basis of victim eyewitness testimony, was denied parole because he is unable to participate in a treatment program that requires admission of guilt.

Issues: Access to Post-Conviction DNA Testing; Actual Innocence; Compensation; Electronic Recording of Custodial Interrogations; Eyewitness Identification; False Confessions; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel; Informant Testimony; New Evidence of Innocence; Other Issues; Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct; Unreliable Forensic Science

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