2014: False Confessions: The True Story
The False Confessions of Earl Washington and Robert Davis
Location
Millhiser Moot Court Room
Start Date
31-1-2014 10:45 AM
End Date
31-1-2014 12:00 PM
Description
Gerald Zerkin recounts the Virginia case of Earl Washington, convicted of rape and murder and sent to death row based on a false confession, now exonerated.
Steven Rosenfield, Laura Nirider, and Jeffrey Aaron recount the Virginia case of Robert Davis who falsely confessed to the murder of a mother and her child, sentenced to 23 years and now waiting clemency.
Innocence Project Overview of Washington case
14 - Earl Washington Confession Notes Handwritten.pdf (433 kB)
Washington Interrogation – hand written
15 - Earl Washington Confession Notes Typed.pdf (275 kB)
Washington Interrogation – typed
16 - Earl Washington Petition for Pardon.pdf (511 kB)
Washington Petition for Executive Pardon
17 - Earl Washington's Ordeal by Eric Freedman.pdf (1310 kB)
Eric Freedman, Earl Washington’s Ordeal, 29 Hofstra L. Rev. 1089 (2001)
18 - Robert Davis Overview.pdf (49 kB)
Overview of Robert Davis case
19 - Robert Davis Motion to Suppress.pdf (979 kB)
Defendant’s Pre-Suppression Hearing Memorandum, Commonwealth v. Robert Davis, Circuit Court for Albemarle County, Virginia
The False Confessions of Earl Washington and Robert Davis
Millhiser Moot Court Room
Gerald Zerkin recounts the Virginia case of Earl Washington, convicted of rape and murder and sent to death row based on a false confession, now exonerated.
Steven Rosenfield, Laura Nirider, and Jeffrey Aaron recount the Virginia case of Robert Davis who falsely confessed to the murder of a mother and her child, sentenced to 23 years and now waiting clemency.
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