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False or unreliable confessions can become especially dangerous in capital cases because juries often give confession evidence extraordinary weight.
Why it matters in capital cases
Connected exoneration cases
– Jermaine Marlow Wright — Delaware; convicted 1992, exonerated 2026. – Daniel Gwynn — Pennsylvania; convicted 1995, exonerated 2024. – Earl Washington Jr. — Virginia; convicted 1984, exonerated 2000. – Rolando Cruz — Illinois; convicted 1985, exonerated 1995.
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Source
– Death Penalty Information Center — Innocence Database.
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- Innocence Database · Death Penalty Information Center · View source ↗