Wrongful conviction, exoneration and legal defense are concepts about convicting the innocent and the defenses and outcomes that follow. Forensic science helps exonerate innocent people as well as identify perpetrators. In the Central Park jogger case the actual perpetrator, Matias Reyes, confessed in 2002 and DNA evidence confirmed his involvement, which led to the exoneration of the five wrongfully convicted men, who later received settlements from the city and state. The insanity defense is a defense in which the defendant admits the action but asserts a lack of culpability based on mental illness, and it is classified as an affirmative defense rather than a partial defense.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology: Forensic science
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Forensic science also helps exonerate innocent people
Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School: insanity defense
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In an insanity defense, the defendant admits the action but asserts a lack of culpability based on mental illness.
EBSCO Research Starters: Central Park jogger case
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In 2002, the actual perpetrator, Matias Reyes, confessed to the crime, and DNA evidence confirmed his involvement, leading to the exoneration of the five wrongfully convicted men.
Innocence Project: About
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using DNA and other scientific advancements to prove wrongful conviction
Wikipedia: False Confession
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A false confession is an admission of guilt for a crime which the individual did not commit.
Wikipedia: Eyewitness Identification
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Because eyewitness testimony can be unreliable, courts have many ways of attempting to ensure its truthfulness
Insanity Defense (Wikipedia)
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Under the rules, loss of control because of mental illness was no defense.
Exoneration (Wikipedia)
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Exoneration occurs when the conviction for a crime is reversed, either through demonstration of innocence, a flaw in the conviction, or otherwise.
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