Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Issues being worked on: Bail Reform, Conviction integrity, allegation of wrongful convictions
There are a lot of DA’s offices that do CRINO—conviction review in name only.
Factors in the success of overturning wrongful convictions:
DA Support, Resources, Access to records, files, evidence
Dallas has a lab that has kept all the biological evidence going back decades.
How many exonerations have there been nationwide? 2359 since 1989, about 300 were based on DNA evidence.
DNA exonerations are unassailable.
There are different ways to measure a prosecutor’s success. One less just way is to count convictions and length of sentences.
Steven Mark Cheney Dallas case was overturned after he was in prison 25 years. Found innocent
Convicted on double homicide bite mark evidence.
Took high court 2.5 years. Declared him innocent.
What’s the difference between not guilty, wrongful conviction and innocent.
She also helped free exoneree Michael Morton, her case led to change in state legislation, that she helped to write.
Progressive policy reforms for Larry
All parties in the justice system have been resistant to change
Need to change the culture and the policies
If you are successful in this job, how will things change?
Issues being worked on: Bail Reform, Conviction integrity, allegation of wrongful convictions
There are a lot of DA’s offices that do CRINO—conviction review in name only.
Factors in the success of overturning wrongful convictions:
DA Support, Resources, Access to records, files, evidence
Dallas has a lab that has kept all the biological evidence going back decades.
How many exonerations have there been nationwide? 2359 since 1989, about 300 were based on DNA evidence.
DNA exonerations are unassailable.
There are different ways to measure a prosecutor’s success. One less just way is to count convictions and length of sentences.
Steven Mark Cheney Dallas case was overturned after he was in prison 25 years. Found innocent
Convicted on double homicide bite mark evidence.
Took high court 2.5 years. Declared him innocent.
What’s the difference between not guilty, wrongful conviction and innocent.
She also helped free exoneree Michael Morton, her case led to change in state legislation, that she helped to write.
Progressive policy reforms for Larry
All parties in the justice system have been resistant to change
Need to change the culture and the policies
If you are successful in this job, how will things change?
