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Colin Miller
@evidenceprof.bsky.social
Professor @UofSCLaw; Blog Editor, EvidenceProf Blog; Co-Host, @Undisclosedpod
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To help build a community here, I've created a List of 1,000+ #BlueSky law professors/academics + 7 Starter Packs. First, here is the List. If you click on "pin to home," it creates a feed where you can follow folks skeeting about legal academia: bsky.app/profile/evid... #thread
"Family of Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Decades Gets $80 Million Settlement": www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/n...
Family of Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Decades Gets $80 Million Settlement
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Good article about the possible impact of yesterday's state supreme court "Shaken Baby Syndrome" ruling on other cases, such as my Michelle Heale case: www.app.com/story/news/l...
What's next for shaken-baby convictions, after NJ high court's ruling?
The New Jersey Supreme Court's ruling debunking shaken-baby syndrome could impact criminal convictions and family court rulings, lawyers say.
www.app.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Supreme Court of New Jersey found that "Shaken Baby Syndrome" "has not been generally accepted in the biomechanical community, making expert testimony about it unreliable and inadmissible in court.": newjerseymonitor.com/2025/11/20/n...
NJ high court bars shaken baby syndrome as 'unreliable' in child abuse cases • New Jersey Monitor
The N.J. Supreme Court declared shaken baby syndrome unreliable, affirming lower court rulings in two fathers' child abuse cases.
newjerseymonitor.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This is BIG and should lead to my client, Michelle Heale, having her conviction reversed!: "New Jersey Bans ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Evidence in Nationwide First": news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/nj-ba...
NJ Bans ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Evidence in Nationwide First (1)
Criminal prosecutors can’t build murder cases on medical diagnoses that the mere shaking of a baby, without further evidence of trauma, resulted in a child’s death, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Jury awards estate of Buffalo 5 member Darryl Boyd $80 million for wrongful conviction, the largest wrongful conviction compensation in U.S. history: www.wgrz.com/article/news...
Jury awards estate of Darryl Boyd $80 million
Jury awards estate of "Buffalo Five" member Darryl Bond $80 million. Boyd was wrongfully incarcerated for a murder in 1977,
www.wgrz.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Oral arguments in the Greg Lance case, which we covered on @Undisclosedpod. In a few weeks, we'll have an episode with us discussing these arguments & Pam Lanier's recent hearing: www.youtube.com/live/Qu14O3W...
Greg Lance v. State of Tennessee
YouTube video by TNCourts (TNCourts)
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November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In this week's new @Undisclosedpod, we talk through all of the material that didn't make our official Amanda Lewis series, from blood stains on the side of the pool to what Amanda's co-workers said about her love for her children: audioboom.com/posts/880701...
TJ Weekly - Amanda Lewis Extras
November 17, 2025 - While our Season 7 case of The State v. Amanda Lewis has ended, we wanted to kick off the return of TJ Weekly episodes by sharing some interesting extras about this case that didn&...
audioboom.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A lot listeners from our new @Undisclosedpod Amanda Lewis series have asked how they can help her financially. Private investigator Kim Hunter has set up the following Venmo for Amanda. Thanks!
November 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Calvin Duncan, who was wrongfully convicted of a murder 40 years ago, was elected clerk of Orleans Parish Criminal Court: lailluminator.com/2025/11/15/d...
Exonerated ‘prison lawyer’ wins Orleans clerk of court election • Louisiana Illuminator
Calvin Duncan, who was wrongfully convicted of murder 40 years ago and sentenced to life in prison, was elected clerk of Orleans Parish Criminal Court Saturday night.
lailluminator.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Detectives threatened a 22-year-old single mother that she’d never see her child again if she didn’t identify Daniel Saldaña as a shooter in at attempted murder. After 33 years of wrongful conviction, Saldaña will now be paid $19.1 million by Baldwin Park: www.courthousenews.com/california-c...
California city to pay $19M over 1990 wrongful conviction
Daniel Saldaña, who was released in 2023, was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 45 years in prison even though none of the victims identified him at trial as one of the shooters.
www.courthousenews.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Just listened to the Bone Valley episodes on Kevin Herrick's case so I can assist in his appeal. Awesome work by @gilbertking.bsky.social on the episodes and the #MakinganExoneree team on their deep dive investigation into his case! kevinisnext.com
Kevin is Next
Police misconduct, ineffective legal counsel, and sentencing errors define the wrongful conviction of Kevin Herrick.
kevinisnext.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I did some updates to the @Undisclosedpod Wikipedia page so that it now contains information on all of the cases we've covered:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undiscl...
Undisclosed (podcast) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Greg Woodfield, whose April piece on the Amanda Lewis case we mentioned in our @Undisclosedpod series finale, has published a new piece about Amanda's appeal⬇️ www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
AJ Hutto's mom may go free 17 years after he witnessed sister's murder
The mother given life without parole after damning court testimony from seven-year-old son AJ Hutto has sensationally had her case reopened.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
William Henry Jamerson awarded $26.25 million after 24 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit: www.kjrh.com/news/local-n...
SETTLEMENT: Tulsa to pay $26.25M to man wrongfully convicted of rape
On Nov. 12, the Tulsa City Council approved paying William Henry Jamerson $26.25 million after he spent over two decades in prison for a rape he didn't commit.
www.kjrh.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Artist Gary Tyler turns 40 years of wrongful imprisonment into powerful textiles: laist.com/news/arts-an...
Artist Gary Tyler turns 40 years of wrongful imprisonment into powerful textiles
An exhibition of Tyler’s quilts captures scenes of humanity from within the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary.
laist.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Love this! Evaristo Salas Jr. was wrongfully convicted at age 16 & served 27 years in prison before being released 2 years ago. He now mentors at-risk students and just won a seat on the local school board: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Man wrongfully convicted as teen poised for school board seat
Evaristo Salas Jr. has a significant lead in the Sunnyside election. He was 16 when he was wrongfully convicted, and is ready to help the next generation.
www.seattletimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Our years-long investigation of the Amanda Lewis case led to an appeal filed on Friday, alleging four Constitutional violations. Find out what we uncovered in this week's new @Undisclosedpod: audioboom.com/posts/880411...
S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 11 - Edge of Seventeen
November 10, 2025 - The team reports on the four Constitutional violations they've found in the Amanda Lewis case that could set her free after seventeen years of wrongful conviction.
audioboom.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Here is Amanda Lewis's Motion for Post-Conviction Relief, which includes FOUR Constitutional claims we identified while working the case for @Undisclosedpod, including an underage juror & the judge hiding an illegal juror swap from Amanda: www.evidenceprofblog.com/wp-content/u...
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Here is our @Undisclosedpod Press Release regarding the four Constitutional violations & evidence of actual innocence we've found in the Amanda Lewis case, prompting the appeal of her murder conviction filed on Friday:
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
BAM! On today’s new @Undisclosedpod, we break down the FOUR appellate issues we found in our years-long investigation of the Amanda Lewis case, from an underaged juror to the judge hiding his illegal juror swap from Amanda. Her appeal was filed on Friday: audioboom.com/posts/880411...
S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 11 - Edge of Seventeen
November 10, 2025 - The team reports on the four Constitutional violations they've found in the Amanda Lewis case that could set her free after seventeen years of wrongful conviction.
audioboom.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I’ve poured more of myself into the Amanda Lewis case than any case we’ve worked over 10+ years of @Undisclosedpod. Tune in tomorrow to learn the FOUR appellate issues we’ve identified that could free Amanda after SEVENTEEN years of wrongful conviction: audioboom.com/channels/370...
Undisclosed: Toward Justice
Attorneys Colin Miller and Rabia Chaudry investigate and report on wrongful conviction cases in an effort to exonerate innocent incarcerated defendants.
audioboom.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Baked some Sunday sourdough focaccia with ginger & ground mustard while working on the Pam Lanier and Amanda Lewis cases:
November 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Kevin Jackson was wrongfully convicted, and now his innocence certificate is being opposed by a prosecutor whose past includes prosecutorial misconduct: thetriibe.com/2025/11/kevi...
Kevin Jackson was falsely convicted, and now his innocence certificate is being opposed by a prosecutor whose past includes prosecutorial misconduct • The TRiiBE
A deeper look at Fabio Valentini, whose private practice has been tapped by Cook County for a number of post-conviction hearings.
thetriibe.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
THE DEED IS DONE!!! Full reporting from us on Monday on @Undisclosedpod on the four grounds for Amanda Lewis filing for a new trial: audioboom.com/channels/370...
November 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
After 17 years of wrongful conviction, tomorrow will be a BIG day in the Amanda Lewis case. Stay tuned tomorrow & for our @Undisclosedpod series finale on Monday!
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM