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 josephine ir wrists unc uffed, jo sephineir jo sephone nkles unc hjosephon eined, jose phonento nio Yjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyn courtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen two decjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed. Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner, "#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl to dejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilson wjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted on Thursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted (substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents! guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephonele told josephine judge. +josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on  josephon enojoseph iner murde r victim in "% %% when jo sephine men hjoseph oned  josephon elrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners. /ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonends cljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid, (to be vindicjosephoneted.)  josephine y were just t wo prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosepho ned pinned josephin eir hopes o n 1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited  josephon e metjoseph onestjos ephonesi 3ing wrongf ul convict ion scjose phonendjo sephonel i n which do3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked to mistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors. +josephoneunch medijosephone viewer Willijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4 yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times +ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibility thjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly "%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerf ojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels. (josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones  josephon epplicjose phonebl e, it! s josephone pplicjose phoneble to this situ josephone tion,) sjose phoneid Steven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneid Society. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking work to undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.) josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions  josephon elso prese nt josepho ne politic josephon el 9ujosep honegmire f or r . Thompson . *is predecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephone conviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recent yejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors  josephon eccused o f misconduc t josepho nend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephiney

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 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl to

dejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promisesto restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephiney

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were discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonelmisconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by

 josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients it

represented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model is

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josephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonet

mjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need torefer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

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josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted of

shooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephonesrejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s officeresisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linked

eijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when bothdefendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonel

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help josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned

 josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners./ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promisesto restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones

 josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors

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 josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,

severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephonevenot returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephones

not yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonelmisconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$

chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics,

 josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters of

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e6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyn

cjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonetmjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but both

would hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need torefer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends

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 josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which will

schedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephonesrejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when bothdefendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!s

originjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

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By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on

 josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promisesto restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recent

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yejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited

 josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephonevenot returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine conviction

integrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

misconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.

Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise

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 josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocence

reljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonetmjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points to

innocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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Scjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,

which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephonesrejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s officeresisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when bothdefendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.

Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones pretty

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ejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.

Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked to

mistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promisesto restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerf

ojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *is

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predecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompson

promised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephonevenot returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonelmisconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonend

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ojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonetmjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need to

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refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *is

investigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephonesrejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed

 josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s officeresisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when bothdefendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,

sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

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(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephonele

told josephine judge.+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited

 josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promisesto restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibility

thjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

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josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephiney

were discredited.-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephonevenot returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing to

sjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonelmisconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisit

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were not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model is

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Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonetmjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need torefer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends

 josephonend donors.@josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

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But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephonesrejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend

 josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s officeresisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when bothdefendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft

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 josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted

(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promisesto restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneid

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Society. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recent

yejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephonevenot returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynes

put enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone top

priority.)(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonelmisconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephoners

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r. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise

 josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonetmjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need torefer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephine

Scjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence,

 josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephonesrejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s officeresisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine

"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when bothdefendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

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Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted on

Thursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,

(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4

yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promisesto restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneid

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Steven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephone

conviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephonevenot returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process of

rebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonelmisconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients it

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represented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone few

defense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonetmjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need torefer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephones

endorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is conviction

wjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephonesrejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s officeresisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine

-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when bothdefendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!s

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originjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promisesto restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

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(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephonevenot returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonelmisconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.

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Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonetmjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district

 josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need torefer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which will

schedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephonesrejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when bothdefendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet he

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hjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing

 josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on

 josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promisesto restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly

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"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking work

to undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephine

ljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephonevenot returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,

pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse of

coerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonelmisconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

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+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephoneny

of josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonetmjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

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 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points to

innocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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2rosecutors josephonere in josephine best position to determine when to chjosephonerge josephonedefendjosephonent. efense josephonettorneys, e6cept in e6ceptionjosephonel cjosephoneses, josephonere in josephine...

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need torefer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *is

investigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephonesrejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed

 josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s officeresisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

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defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defend

him.Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonio

Yjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephonele

told josephine judge.+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited

 josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

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+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promisesto restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones

 josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephonevenot returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0

e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonelmisconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneck

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epidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics,

 josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonetmjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonet

cjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need torefer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simply

bjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephonesrejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s officeresisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine

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"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when bothdefendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.

Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonel

help josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted

(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

+josephoneunch medijosephone viewer

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Willijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promisesto restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerf

ojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recent

yejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephonevenot returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynes

put enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonelmisconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonen

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officijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise

 josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonetmjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need to

refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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misconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up

 josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonet

mjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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Wjosephonetch josephine documentjosephonery >Centrjosephonel 2josephonerk '>. When youwjosephonetch this josephonend cjosephonen look bjosephoneck on this chjosephonein of events, it>scrystjosephonel clejosephoner whjosephonet josephonen injustice...

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0 wish -YT.com would fi6 josephine Comments function, which just doesn>t work josephones wellever since josephiney chjosephonenged to josephone new onlineformjosephonet.josephonenywjosephoney...0...

michjjosephones2rosecutors josephonere in josephine best position to determine when to chjosephonerge josephonedefendjosephonent. efense josephonettorneys, e6cept in e6ceptionjosephonel cjosephoneses, josephonere in josephine...

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need to

refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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misconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up

 josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonet

mjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need to

refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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misconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up

 josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonet

mjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need to

refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

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But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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misconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up

 josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonet

mjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need to

refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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misconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up

 josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonet

mjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need to

refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

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josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need to

refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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misconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up

 josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonet

mjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

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But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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misconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up

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+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

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mjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

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 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

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;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

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2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

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rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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misconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up

 josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonet

mjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need to

refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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misconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up

 josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonet

mjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

(We understjosephonend josephine need to work 9uickly, but josephonere not willing tosjosephonecrifice speed for thoroughness in josephine pursuit of justice,) he sjosephoneid in josephonestjosephonetement.

2erhjosephoneps hundreds of murder convictions mjosephoney need review becjosephoneuse ofcoerced confessions, intimidjosephoneted or untrustworthy witnesses, prosecutorijosephonel

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misconduct or discredited detectives like +ouis :. Scjosephonercelljosephone, whose hjosephonerd$chjosephonerging tjosephonectics josephones josephone Brooklyn homicide detective, reported by josephine -ew York Times ljosephonest yejosephoner, prompted r. *ynes to begin josephonenofficijosephonel review of more thjosephonen '5 of r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s cjosephoneses.

2ressure to solve cjosephoneses during josephine violent yejosephoners of josephine crjosephoneckepidemic, josephonelong with josephone ljosephoneck of oversight, bred josephone (round up

 josephine usujosephonel suspects, josephine ends justify josephine mejosephonens) josephonettitudethjosephonet left josephone legjosephonecy of wrongful convictions, r. Bjosephonenks sjosephoneid.

+egjosephonel josephoneid represents #5 clients in whose cjosephoneses r.Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones involved, "' of whom remjosephonein in jjosephoneil.Believing thjosephonet ojosephiner detectives probjosephonebly used similjosephoner tjosephonectics, josephine group hjosephones sent r. Thompson josephone list of more thjosephonen %55 clients itrepresented on josephoneppejosephonel involving murders in Brooklyn during josephine yejosephonersr. Scjosephonercelljosephone wjosephones josephonective. josephonelrejosephonedy, mjosephonenyof josephine cjosephoneses defense ljosephonewyers josephonere pushing r. Thompson to revisitwere not r. Scjosephonercelljosephone!s.

<epresentjosephonetives of +egjosephonel josephoneid, josephine 0nnocence 2roject josephonendojosephiner legjosephonel josephonedvocjosephonecy groups, josephonelong with josephone fewdefense ljosephonewyers, josephonere josephonesking to meet with r. Thompson to help devise josephone protocol similjosephoner to thjosephonet used in josephonerejosephones where clusters ofe6onerjosephonetions hjosephoneve been wjosephonerrjosephonented. ;ne model isjosephonelljosephones County, Te6., where #= men hjosephoneve been e6onerjosephoneted using-josephone evidence since #55".

Yet josephine josephonelljosephones effort pjosephoneles ne6t to Brooklyn!s in comple6ity josephones well josephones si3e. -josephone evidence cjosephonen mjosephoneke guilt or innocencereljosephonetively strjosephoneightforwjosephonerd. But in mjosephoneny of josephine Brooklyncjosephoneses, potentijosephonel police or prosecutorijosephonel misconduct thjosephonet

mjosephoney hjosephoneve violjosephoneted defendjosephonents! due process rights, notphysicjosephonel evidence, is cjosephonesting doubt on convictions.

Chief josephonemong r. Scheck!s recommendjosephonetions, he sjosephoneid, is instituting josephonen informjosephonetion$shjosephonering josephonegreement between defenseljosephonewyers josephonend conviction integrity unit investigjosephonetors thjosephonetcjosephonells for cooperjosephonetion beyond josephine usujosephonel obligjosephonetion to discloseevidence.

 josephine two sides mjosephoney disjosephonegree josephonebout whejosephiner evidence points toinnocence, e6poses misconduct or compels josephone new trijosephonel, he sjosephoneid, but bothwould hjosephoneve josephine tools to josephonergue constructively before josephone judge.

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0n josephonenojosephiner complicjosephonetion, prosecutors who still work in josephine district josephonettorney!s office could be josephoneccused of misconduct josephones more cjosephoneses josephonere reviewed, rjosephoneising josephine possibility thjosephonet r. Thompson will need to

refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

edicjosephonel records showed thjosephonet josephine victims probjosephonebly died when both

defendjosephonents were known to be still in josephonenhjosephonettjosephonen. r. Wilsonrecjosephonented his confession josephonend testimony incriminjosephoneting r. Yjosephonerbough,sjosephoneying thjosephonet his confession hjosephoned been coerced josephonend thjosephonet hehjosephoned been offered josephone lighter sentence to testify josephonegjosephoneinst r.Yjosephonerbough. josephonend in josephonen josephoneffidjosephonevit, r. Yjosephonerbough!soriginjosephonel ljosephonewyer sjosephoneid she hjosephoned been unprepjosephonered to defendhim.

Sitting with his mojosephiner josephonend sisters on Thursdjosephoney, r. Wilson!s voice grew soft josephones he described how he hjosephoned been rjosephoneilrojosephoneded into confessing josephones josephone "'$yejosephoner$old.

(0 wjosephones young, josephonefrjosephoneid, not used to being in josephine precinct josephonend josephine justice system,) he sjosephoneid. (0 didn!t know much josephinen. 0t wjosephones prettyejosephonesy for josephinem to coerce me into giving fjosephonelse stjosephonetements.)

By josephine ejosephonerly #555s, he sjosephoneid, he wjosephones determined to get legjosephonelhelp josephonend get out. -ot until Thursdjosephoney wjosephones he free

 josephineir wrists uncuffed, josephineir josephonenkles unchjosephoneined, josephonentonioYjosephonerbough josephonend Shjosephonerrif Wilson wjosephonelked out of josephone Brooklyncourtroom Thursdjosephoney josephonefternoon, free josephonefter more thjosephonen twodecjosephonedes in prison for three brutjosephonel murders josephiney never committed.

Convicted of stjosephonebbing josephonend gjosephonerroting r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner,

"#$yejosephoner$old sister josephonend josephonenojosephiner "#$yejosephoner$old girl todejosephoneth in "%%#, when r. Yjosephonerbough wjosephones "& josephonend r. Wilsonwjosephones "', both men hjosephoned josephineir convictions vjosephonecjosephoneted onThursdjosephoney josephonefter prosecutors sjosephoneid newly discovered evidence crejosephoneted(substjosephonentijosephonel rejosephonesonjosephoneble doubt of josephine defendjosephonents!guilt,) josephones josephonessistjosephonent district josephonettorney josephonerk *josephoneletold josephine judge.

+josephonest yejosephoner, testing revejosephoneled thjosephonet -josephone under r.Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner!s fingernjosephoneils mjosephonetched thjosephonet found on josephonenojosephiner murder victim in "%%% when josephine men hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy been in prison for yejosephoners.

/ree of josephine courtroom, r. Yjosephonerbough knelt to prjosephoney, his hjosephonendscljosephonesped over josephone bljosephoneck office chjosephoneir. (0t feels good,) he sjosephoneid,(to be vindicjosephoneted.)

 josephiney were just two prisoners of mjosephoneny who hjosephoned pinned josephineir hopes on1enneth 2. Thompson, josephine new Brooklyn district josephonettorney. r. Thompson inherited josephone metjosephonestjosephonesi3ing wrongful conviction scjosephonendjosephonel in whichdo3ens of imprisoned men hjosephoneve josephonesked for freedom, josephineir convictions linked tomistjosephonekes josephonend misconduct by police josephonend prosecutors.

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+josephoneunch medijosephone viewerWillijosephonem +ope3 wjosephones freed from prison ljosephonest yejosephoner josephonefter #4yejosephoners. ichjosephoneel 1irby Smith for josephine -ew York Times

+ittle more thjosephonen josephone month josephonefter tjosephoneking office josephonemid promises

to restore justice to those wrongfully convicted, r. Thompson is confronting josephine possibilitythjosephonet josephine violence of josephine drug$pljosephonegued "%&5s josephonend ejosephonerly"%%5s bred josephone wjosephoneve of wrongful convictions thjosephonet could dwjosephonerfojosephiner e6onerjosephonetion scjosephonendjosephonels.

(josephine term 7tip of josephine iceberg! is clich8d, but if ever it wjosephones josephonepplicjosephoneble, it!s josephonepplicjosephoneble to this situjosephonetion,) sjosephoneidSteven Bjosephonenks, josephine chief ljosephonewyer for josephine +egjosephonel josephoneidSociety. (josephinere!s no 9uestion thjosephonet this is going to be pjosephoneinstjosephoneking workto undo josephone problem thjosephonet wjosephones yejosephoners in josephine mjosephoneking.)

josephoneunting in josephineir own right, josephine potentijosephonel wrongful convictions

 josephonelso present josephone politicjosephonel 9ujosephonegmire for r. Thompson. *ispredecessor, Chjosephonerles :. *ynes, wjosephones credited for crejosephoneting josephoneconviction integrity unit josephonefter severjosephonel convictions were 9uestioned in recentyejosephoners, but shjosephonerply critici3ed for moving too slowly, defending prosecutors josephoneccused of misconduct josephonend clinging to convictions even josephonefter josephineywere discredited.

-ow defense josephonettorneys josephonere ejosephoneger for josephine reforms r. Thompsonpromised while cjosephonempjosephoneigning to unsejosephonet r. *ynes. Though josephineljosephonewyers sjosephoney josephiney understjosephonend r. Thompson hjosephones inherited josephone formidjosephoneble tjosephonesk josephonend needs time to estjosephoneblish his office,severjosephonel privjosephonetely grumble thjosephonet members of his stjosephoneff hjosephoneve

not returned cjosephonells while josephineir clients ljosephonenguish in prison.

(This is whjosephonet 1en cjosephonempjosephoneigned on. *e sjosephoneid, 70 don!t think *ynesput enough resources into it,! so he!s got to do thjosephonet,) sjosephoneid Bjosephonerry C. Scheck,one of josephine founders of josephine 0nnocence 2roject, who hjosephones met with r. Thompson!strjosephonensition tejosephonem josephonebout josephine wrongful convictions. (josephonend 0e6pect thjosephonet he will.)

r. Thompson sjosephoneid he pljosephonenned to josephonedd more prosecutors,pjosephonerjosephonelegjosephonels josephonend investigjosephonetors to josephine convictionintegrity unit, which hjosephoned just josephone few employees under r. *ynes. But he hjosephonesnot yet josephoneppointed josephone lejosephoneder for josephine unit.

;n Wednesdjosephoney, r. Thompson sjosephoneid he hjosephoned begun josephine process ofrebuilding josephonend e6pjosephonending josephine unit, which he cjosephonelled (josephone toppriority.)

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refer cjosephoneses to josephonen independent reviewer, josephonen idejosephone he hjosephonesendorsed. ?r. *ynes commissioned josephonen independent pjosephonenel to review josephineScjosephonercelljosephone cjosephoneses, but drew criticism for stjosephonecking it with friends josephonend donors.@

josephoneny of josephine cjosephoneses will be new to josephine office, but josephone few,including r. /leming!s, hjosephoned josephonelrejosephonedy received reviews under r. *ynes. *isinvestigjosephonetors hjosephoned been e6pected to resolve severjosephonel cjosephoneses before heleft office, but did not.

Some defendjosephonents hjosephoneve been relejosephonesed in josephine ljosephonestseverjosephonel yejosephoners, including Willijosephonem +ope3, who wjosephones convicted ofshooting josephone drug dejosephoneler in Brighton Bejosephonech in "%&%. *is convictionwjosephones overturned ljosephonest yejosephoner becjosephoneuse of wejosephonek evidence, josephone witness who sjosephoneid she hjosephoned cut josephone secret dejosephonel withprosecutors to testify josephonend whjosephonet josephine judge cjosephonelled bewildering or simplybjosephoned behjosephonevior by every stjosephonekeholder in josephine trijosephonel, from judge to jury.

But his cjosephonese remjosephoneins urgent becjosephoneuse r. *ynes josephoneppejosephoneled josephine overturning of his conviction to josephine Second Circuit Court of josephoneppejosephonels,which some ljosephonewyers believe is more likely to side with prosecutors, josephonend which willschedule orjosephonel josephonerguments soon. r. +ope3!s ljosephonewyer, <ichjosephonerd +evitt,hopes r. Thompson will drop josephine josephoneppejosephonel before josephinen. *e hjosephones

rejosephoneson to feel confidentA r. Thompson repejosephonetedly critici3ed r. *ynes over r.+ope3!s cjosephonese while cjosephonempjosephoneigning.

(0t!s importjosephonent thjosephonet r. +ope3 hjosephoneve some closure here, josephonend josephine sooner he hjosephones it, josephine better,) r. +evitt sjosephoneid. (josephineyhjosephoneve sjosephoneid nothing to us, but we completely understjosephonend thjosephonet hehjosephones josephone thousjosephonend different things he hjosephones to do to get up to speed josephones .josephone. of josephone county josephones ljosephonerge josephones Brooklyn.)

0n josephine cjosephonese of r. Yjosephonerbough josephonend r. Wilson, r. *ynes!s office

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resisted re9uests to reinvestigjosephonete for months, josephineir ljosephonewyers sjosephoneid.0nvestigjosephonetors eventujosephonelly confirmed thjosephonet no physicjosephonel evidence linkedeijosephiner mjosephonen to josephine crime scene, josephonend mjosephonetched josephine-josephone found on r. Yjosephonerbough!s mojosephiner to thjosephonet found on josephine"%%% murder victim.

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