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The Innocence Quarterly Santa Clara Law Santa Clara Law Digital Commons Northern California Innocence Project Newsletter Northern California Innocence Project 4-1-2010 The nnoI cence Quarterly [Spring 2010] Northern California Innocence Project Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/ncipnewsletter Automated Citation Northern California Innocence Project, "The nnocI ence Quarterly [Spring 2010]" (2010). Northern California Innocence Project Newsletter. Book 8. http://digitalcommons.law.scu.edu/ncipnewsletter/8 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara Law Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Northern California Innocence Project Newsletter by an authorized administrator of Santa Clara Law Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Santa Clara l aw SUMMER 2010 Northern California Innocence Project I am innocent. No one will listen. Boundaries of Prosecutorial Immunity to be Tested in Upcoming Supreme Court Case Prosecutors acting within was perjured. After a U.S. District Court protected as envisioned by the Supreme judge later overturned that conviction Court—only the prosecutors have been. the scope of their duties have based on prosecutorial misconduct, An upcoming Northern California absolute immunity from Imbler sued the prosecutor for violation Innocence Project (NCIP) investigation of his civil rights. of prosecutorial misconduct—to be civil liability. There are no The U.S. Supreme Court held published in the coming months— exceptions. The United States that prosecutors could not be sued for demonstrates that the other means Supreme Court laid down this misconduct, no matter how rule in 1976 when it decided egregious or Imbler v. Pachtman, 424 U.S. intentional, saying, “Prosecutors must 409. In Imbler, the Court be free to make decided that prosecutorial discretionary decisions without immunity was necessary to constant dread protect the justice system. of retaliation.” This year, a case coming before The Court also acknowledged the Supreme Court will test that the result whether the court will expand would “leave unredressed the its protections, which have wrongs done by dishonest [prosecutors]” the Supreme Court seemed sure been continually broadened but asserted with confidence that errant would protect society have failed, prosecutors would be dealt with in other and that prosecutorial misconduct since that 1976 ruling. ways, pointing to state bar disciplinary continues without consequence. The In that first case, Paul Imbler proceedings as the proper means to California State Bar is an example of an had been convicted of first-degree regulate the conduct of prosecutors. organization that the Supreme Court murder based upon testimony that the Subsequent history has shown asserted would regulate conduct of prosecutor, Richard Pachtman, knew that our justice system has not been prosecutors. Yet they have only recently, continued on page 16 Santa Clara l aw I am innocent. Advisory Board Members Fred Anderson Andrew Ludwick From the Executive Director Jim Anderson Dennis McBride Margalynne Armstrong Donald Polden Brian Dennehy Nikki Pope James Donato Frank Quattrone, Chair There are innocent people imprisoned in California because Gordon Eubanks Dennis Riordan Barbara Fargo Kathleen Rydar of wrongful convictions, and they are the focus of much of the Antoine Goff Barry Scheck work of NCIP, as you’ll see in our case rounds on page 8. But Nancy Heinen Anthony Williams Pat Kern Robin Wright that is not all that we do: we are also actively pursuing critical law Ellen Kreitzberg Elizabeth Zitrin reforms addressing the underlying causes of wrongful conviction, Paul Locatelli, S.J. and have several policy-driven initiatives underway. arry NCIP Faculty/Staff One is an effort to promote legal reforms designed to reduce B Cookie Ridolfi, Executive Director mistaken eyewitness identification, the leading cause of wrongful harles Linda Starr, Legal Director C Lee Raney, Associate Director conviction. Research conducted over the past four decades has identified a series of “best practices” that can greatly reduce the Maitreya Badami, Supervising Attorney Rhonda Donato, Supervising Attorney risk of wrongful conviction by mistaken eyewitness identification. While some states have Rhonda Dyer, Database Administrator passed laws implementing these practices, California has not. In an effort to encourage Seth Flagsberg, Supervising Attorney Paige Kaneb, Supervising Attorney further compliance, NCIP is reaching out to police and investigative agencies to learn Haley Kaprelian, Marketing Associate about their eyewitness identification procedures. This project is explained in more detail Amy Kennedy, Acting Case Manager on page 3. Sandy Lichau, Office Manager Sarah Perez, Special Assistant to the Director In addition, NCIP is also nearing completion of the most comprehensive Maurice Possley, Visiting Research Fellow investigation of prosecutorial misconduct in California state history, to be published over Charles Press, Supervising Attorney Audrey Redmond, Marketing Communications the coming months. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook fan to receive updates Tina Yang, Special Projects on these stories as they break. Managing Editor Finally, if you receive our e-newsletters, you’ll already know that we sponsored AB Audrey Redmond 316, which Governor Schwarzenegger signed into law last fall. Effective January 1, 2010, Copy Editor the law is a step forward in addressing compensation for the wrongfully convicted. Kay Paumier, Communications Plus See the details on page 9, and if you’re not receiving our e-newsletters, please email us at Designer [email protected] to subscribe. Texto Graphic Design Our students are involved in these initiatives, and continue to gain real world Photography experience and insight into the arduous effort that goes into investigating and litigating Allan Chen post-conviction criminal cases. With the practical experience they gain at NCIP, our Jen Kennedy Benjamin Martin students continue to win prestigious moot court competitions in law school (page 15), Sherry Tesler and move on to successful legal careers. Special Acknowledgements We are making great progress on many fronts, but none of this would be possible Michelle Waters were it not for your generosity. On March 11, we held our annual Justice for All Awards Julia Yaffee Dinner in a packed ballroom at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, where more than four Guest Contributors hundred people honored our award recipients and keynote speakers. It was another Supriya Bhat extraordinary evening, and another reminder of why we do this incredible work. With This newsletter is published twice a year for friends of the Northern California Innocence Project at Santa your support we were able to raise more than $700,000 at the dinner! Look for more Clara Law, 900 Lafayette Street, Santa Clara, CA, 95050; about the event, including photos, on page 12. 408-554-4790 (tel), 408-554-5440 (fax); [email protected]. Thank you for your generous support that allows us to continue this important work. We welcome your comments. The Northern California Innocence Project at Santa Clara Law, a part of the Innocence Network, operates as a law school clinical program where student interns, clinical fellows, attorneys, and volunteers work to identify and provide legal representation to wrongfully convicted prisoners. NCIP is also dedicated to raising public awareness about the prevalence and causes of wrongful Kathleen “Cookie” Ridolfi conviction as well as promoting substantive legal reforms to prevent future wrongful convictions. [2] Copyright 2010 Northern California Innocence Project Policy & Reform NCIP to Study California Eyewitness ID Policies In fall 2009, Professor Cookie These results were not surprising. are not required to have any form of Hundreds of witness identification written eyewitness-identification policies Ridolfi repeated one of her experiments over the last 40 years or procedures. tried-and-true eyewitness have shown similar results. What is so frightening is that in many cases identification experiments convictions are based on a lone Incorrect eyewitness in her Criminal Law class. eyewitness. And if a witness gets it wrong identification is the She orchestrated a “crime” at the outset, police investigations are hampered or derailed as police focus single largest source of in the middle of class where their efforts on an innocent person, while wrongful convictions, an intruder came into the the true perpetrator remains free. (See playing a role in more page 8 for an update on the pending case classroom and stole her of NCIP client Maurice Caldwell, who than 75 percent of handbag. After the intruder was convicted solely on the testimony of convictions overturned one eyewitness.) fled, Professor Ridolfi Incorrect eyewitness identification through DNA testing. instructed her students to is the single largest source of wrongful write down the thief’s physical convictions, playing a role in more than 75 percent of convictions overturned The California Commission on characteristics. What she got through DNA testing. And while a the Fair Administration of Justice back was all over the map— substantial amount of research conducted (CCFAJ) was established in 2004 to over the past 40 years has identified best examine ways to provide safeguards and students could not agree on practices that can greatly reduce the risk improve the criminal
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