innocence project Flashcards
1
Q
things to know about Ohio innocence project
A
it’s 20 years old
largest and most successful innocene project
2
Q
what’s the difference between female and male exonerations
A
- Only 300 women are wrongfully convicted and 30 of them are dna cases which make it easy.
- With men 99 percent are not the right man conviction (homicide and rape)
- 99 percent of women are no crime cases
3
Q
what rights does a person who has been exoneration have
A
they have the right to pursue compensation
4
Q
what are the phases of getting compensation
A
- to have to the judge you were convicted by to clear you as a wrongful conviction
- go to Columbus to the wrongful convicted
- this isn’t a short process
5
Q
how much money does the state give wrongful convicted people
A
56,000, this is set by statue and 40% is taken by lawyers
6
Q
what is the cost to have a functioning innocence project
A
a million dollars a year
7
Q
what is the average of time spent in prison
A
8 to ten years
8
Q
clients have to say their innocent and be blank and blank innocent
A
factually and morally
