Lula's annulled convictions: how Brazil's courts reversed them
Brazil's Supreme Federal Court annulled Lula's Car Wash convictions in 2021 on grounds of jurisdiction and judicial bias. This article explains what was decided and what was not.
Appeals and Miscarriages of Justice
Appeals, quashed convictions and miscarriages of justice worldwide, with guides to how courts in England and Wales, Brazil and elsewhere review a verdict.
When can new evidence after conviction be heard on appeal?
Appeal courts treat a conviction as final unless there are strong reasons not to. This article explains the tests used in England and Wales, the United States and Canada to admit fresh evidence.
Cold Cases, Warm Leads: How Forensics Is Reopening Old Mysteries
Decades-old files are being pulled from storage as DNA techniques and family-tree research give detectives fresh routes to answers. Here is how it works and where its limits lie.
Central Park jogger case: convictions, confession and exoneration
Five teenagers were convicted over a 1989 attack in New York's Central Park. Their convictions were vacated in 2002 after another man confessed and DNA evidence supported his account.
How miscarriages of justice are reviewed in England and Wales
A plain guide to the routes open to someone who says they were wrongly convicted in England and Wales, from the Court of Appeal to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.