“As a former prosecutor and judge, I know that no honorable prosecutor seeks the conviction of the innocent, but such convictions do occur, nonetheless. A university law school like ours has a unique responsibility and opportunity to address such problems, to increase public awareness of them and to assist those who are wronged by flaws in the system."
- Duke Law Dean David Levi
The Wrongful Convictions Clinic investigates claims of innocence made by incarcerated felons. Clinic students study the causes of wrongful convictions - mistaken eyewitness identification, false confessions, faulty forensic evidence, “jailhouse snitches” - and, together with the Duke Law Innocence Project, a student organization with the same mission, manage cases and perform a wide range of duties, including interviewing the inmates, locating and interviewing witnesses, gathering documentation, writing legal documents and memos, and working with experts. Most clinic cases do not involve DNA.
Credit: Towerview Magazine / Addison Corriher
Towerview Magazine cover story focuses on work of Wrongful Convictions Clinic
