Search About Newsletters Donate

Case in Point

The Marshall Project examines a single case or character that sheds light on the criminal justice system.

Louis Schexnayder, right, unsuccessfully asked the Supreme Court to rescue him from a life sentence in Louisiana.
Case in Point December 11, 2019
His Appeal in Louisiana Was a Sham Proceeding. But the High Court Won’t Review the Case.
Louisiana automatically rejected appeals from prisoners who represented themselves. One prisoner hoped the Supreme Court would consider his conviction in the light of that scandal.
By
After years of being rejected by a parole board, William Palmer was released from prison after filing a court appeal. If he loses at the California Supreme Court, he could go back to prison.
Case in Point November 18, 2019
He Was 17 When He Went To Prison. How Much Should That Matter To The Parole Board?
If William Palmer wins in court, thousands could get closer to exiting California prisons.
By
The Justice Department plans to execute Lezmond Mitchell at Terre Haute Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Case in Point September 17, 2019
The Navajo Nation Opposed His Execution. The U.S. Plans to Do It Anyway.
How Lezmond Mitchell became the only Native American on federal death row.
By
Case in Point July 19, 2019
Two Friends Were Found Guilty of the Same Murder. Only One Is Free.
His co-defendant was acquitted based on new evidence, but prosecutors are still fighting to keep Andrew Krivak in prison.
By
Case in Point June 6, 2019
Mentally Ill and Languishing in Jail
A Pennsylvania case illustrates a national problem: People with psychiatric illnesses often remain incarcerated while they wait for a hospital bed.
By , Leila Miller and
D’Angelo Burgess was fleeing from police when an Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer was struck and killed by another patrolman during the chase.
Case in Point May 30, 2019
D’Angelo Burgess Fled From Police. Does That Make Him a Killer?
An Oklahoma case raises issues about both felony murder charges and high-speed police pursuits.
By
Case in Point April 17, 2019
He’s Living With Severe Mental Illness. Should He Face the Death Penalty?
A South Dakota case reflects the national debate on whether execution should be banned for the mentally ill.
By
Case in Point March 18, 2019
A DNA Test Might Help Exonerate This Man. A Judge Won’t Allow It.
North Carolina judge denies testing in a 1992 murder case, but lawyers want shell casings examined.
By
Nick Acklin leaves the Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville, Ala., following a hearing in 2013.
Case in Point February 28, 2019
The Father, the Son and the Holy Buck
A capital case in Alabama raises the question: are you entitled to a conflict-free lawyer?
By
A measure sponsored by State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley that would allow the public release of police reports dealing with possible officer misconduct was approved by the Senate, in May 2018, in Sacramento, Calif.
Case in Point February 13, 2019
When Cops Misbehave, Who Has the Right to Know?
A California court case could unravel decades of police secrecy.
By
About
People
Jobs
Sitemap
Funders