Select one person who has been exonerated (not from the West Memphis
Select one person who has been exonerated (not from the West…
Select one person who has been exonerated (not from the West Memphis 3 or the Central Park 5) and (a) give a basic overview of that individual’s case, and, most importantly
(b) explain the role of the psychology of wrongful convictions in the case. Not every case is a good fit for this assignment.
Many cases of wrongful conviction may be the result of ineffective defense attorneys, or official misconduct. If you cannot relate these to the psychology of wrongful conviction, then you may want to find a new case
Who confessed to the Central Park 5?
Twelve years after he let a group of Black teenage boys take the fall for his heinous attack on Trisha Meili, Matias Reyes confessed, finally exonerating the Central Park Five.
Who was the victim of the Central Park 5?
Trisha Meili
The jogger
The identity of the Central Park Jogger was kept secret throughout the trial. In 2003, 14 years after the attack, Trisha Meili came forward and confirmed she was the victim in a book called I Am The Central Park Jogger
