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Offense Involved

This dimension names the criminal offense actually at issue in a specific landmark case. Wikipedia notes that a crime is "an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority," an act that in every landmark criminal case is the very thing the court is deciding on. Browsing this way collects every case that involved the same offense.

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Origin Era
1992 1
Offense Involved
Sources
1. Innocence Project (Wikipedia)
Innocence Project, opening paragraph
Quote, Innocence Project, opening paragraph
The Innocence Project was founded in 1992 by attorneys Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld.
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