The Fairbanks 4: Lessons Learned from Alaska's First Exoneration
by Melissa Green |
The and the spearheaded the effort to exonerate the Fairbanks Four 鈥� four men convicted in 1999 of the 1997 beating death of a Fairbanks youth. Evidence that another group of men may have been reponsible for the murder led in December 2015 to a settlement with the State of Alaska erasing their convictions and their release from imprisonment. This panel discussion of the exoneration featured two of the lawyers involved in the case, as well as a forensic scientist who provided expert testimony. See .
"The Fairbanks 4: Lessons Learned from Alaska's First Exoneration" was held March 9, 2016 at the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录/APU Consortium Library on the campus of the University of Alaska Anchorage. The event was sponsored by the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Justice Center, the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Pre-Law Society, the 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Justice Club,and the Alaska Innocence Project as part of National Criminal Justice Month, established by Congress in 2009 to promote societal awareness regarding the causes and consequences of crime, as well as strategies for preventing and responding to crime.
Panelists
- Bill Oberly, Executive Director, Alaska Innocence Project
- Rick Allen, Director, Office of Public Advocacy
- Lesley Hammer, Forensic Scientist, Hammer Forensics
- Dr. Troy Payne, Justice Center, moderator
Video
. Video production and editing by Eric Baldwin, Media Technician, 老澳门六合彩开奖记录 Academic Innovations & ELearning.
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