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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 20h

Today's blog post: California Court of Appeal Finds No Error With Prosecutor Comparing a Crime to a “Hollywood Slasher Movie”: tinyurl.com/4uervmuh

California Court of Appeal Finds No Error With Prosecutor Comparing a Crime to a "Hollywood Slasher Movie"

During closing arguments in a criminal case, the prosecutor cannot give the jury the impression that emotion may reign over reason. So, does a prosecutor

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 1d

The medical examiner in the Amanda Lewis case concluded that Martin Lee Anderson died from "sickle cell trait" despite being beaten by officers at a juvenile boot camp. When his autopsy of Adrianna Hutto was torn apart, he fled Florida @Undisclosedpod audioboom.com/posts/878696...

S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 6 - Dr. Funny Bone

October 6, 2025 - The team explores the rise and fall of the medical examiner in the Amanda Lewis trial, who was fired for misconduct in dozens of cases and fled Florida after his theory of Adrianna&#...

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 2d

Today's blog post: D.C. Court of Appeals finds prosecutor erred in saying he met his burden of proof if the scales of justice looked like a seesaw with a ten-year-old on one end and a two-year-old on the other: tinyurl.com/4pr2dpv3

D.C. Court of Appeals Finds Prosecutor Mischaracterized What the Scales of Justice Mean

You'r probably familiar with the concept of the scales of justice, and you've probably seen them in real life, or at least some representation of them in

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 2d

In today's new @Undisclosedpod, we delve into Dr. Charles Siebert, the medical examiner in the Amanda Lewis case who was fired for misconduct in dozens of autopsies and fled Florida after his theory of Adrianna's drowning was discredited: audioboom.com/posts/878696...

S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 6 - Dr. Funny Bone

October 6, 2025 - The team explores the rise and fall of the medical examiner in the Amanda Lewis trial, who was fired for misconduct in dozens of cases and fled Florida after his theory of Adrianna&#...

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 5d

The hearing lasted a few days & the judge asked for briefing on 2 issues at the end. I'll have a full update soon.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 5d

Today's blog post: Court of Appeals of Virginia Reverses Contempt Conviction for Defendant Who Said, “They’ll Never Finds Your Body” To Husband’s New Wife: tinyurl.com/tu7z94ez

Court of Appeals of Virginia Reverses Contempt Conviction for Defendant Who Said, "They'll Never Finds Your Body" To Husband's New Wife

Section 18.2-456(A)(2) of the Annotated Virginia Code provides that The courts and judges may issue attachments for contempt, and punish them summarily,

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 6d

"Wright is registered on the National Registry of Exonerations, which points to independently tested DNA evidence on Anderson’s clothing that excludes Wright and that Anderson’s ex-boyfriend allegedly confessed to the murder twice before he died, among other considerations."

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 6d

Wrongfully convicted Springfield man Edward Wright speaks out after 41 years in prison: www.wwlp.com/news/state-p...

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 7d

"We should not be the same person the day after Yom Kippur that we were the day before Yom Kippur. We should be moving ahead, raising our lives to a higher level" – Rabbi Marc D. Angel

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ALT: a pink background with the words warm wishes on yom kippur written on it

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 8d

Do muddy footprints in a wagon pulled next to the family pool prove Amanda Lewis's claim that her daughter fell into the pool from the wagon? We discuss this & more in this week's new @Undisclosedpod: audioboom.com/posts/878408...

S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 5 - Mud Boat

September 29, 2025 - The team investigates the defense claim that Adrianna fell into the family's pool from her wagon and critiques the claim by the State that attempts to resuscitate Adrianna cou...

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 9d

Unfortunately, no.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 9d

And their own experts!

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 9d

First responders testified that they didn't cause trauma to Adrianna Hutto's forehead. But, in today's new @Undisclosedpod, we unearth a re-enactment in which the very first responder says & shows how he caused trauma to her head: audioboom.com/posts/878408...

S7, The State v. Amanda Lewis - Episode 5 - Mud Boat

September 29, 2025 - The team investigates the defense claim that Adrianna fell into the family's pool from her wagon and critiques the claim by the State that attempts to resuscitate Adrianna cou...

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 9d

Pam Lanier is about to have her hearing that will hopefully free her after 26+ years of wrongful conviction⬇️

Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 10d

Pam's hearing is tomorrow at 9am in Courtroom 5 of the Wayne County Courthouse at 224 E. Walnut St, Goldsboro, NC, for anyone who wants to attend. Please have Pam in your thoughts👍

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 10d

I'm the law professor who contacted and consulted with the experts who will testify at her hearing tomorrow.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 10d

Pam's hearing is tomorrow at 9am in Courtroom 5 of the Wayne County Courthouse at 224 E. Walnut St, Goldsboro, NC, for anyone who wants to attend. Please have Pam in your thoughts👍

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 10d

Pam Lanier has been wrongfully convicted/imprisoned for the death of her husband Dorian for over 26 years. Tomorrow, she finally has her hearing based on evidence uncovered by @Undisclosedpod & the terrific team at @WakeForest: audioboom.com/posts/685530...

State v. Pamela Lanier – Episode 4 – Arsenic and Old Lace

May 14, 2018 / A variety of experts explain why Dorian’s ingestion of 3-Nitro was the likely cause of his arsenic poisoning.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 10d

Here was our recent @Undisclosedpod episode on Pam's appeal: audioboom.com/posts/876137...

TJ Weekly - Pam Lanier Update

August 11, 2025 - The Undisclosed team previews the upcoming appeal hearing for Pam Lanier, where experts you first heard from on the podcast will testify that Pam's husband Dorian died from self-...

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 10d

Pam was accused on poisoning Dorian w/arsenic. It turns out that Dorian was self-ingesting turkey medication later recalled by the FDA due to its arsenic content. Experts say this self-ingestion fully explains the arsenic levels in Dorian's body.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 10d

Pam Lanier has been wrongfully convicted/imprisoned for the death of her husband Dorian for over 26 years. Tomorrow, she finally has her hearing based on evidence uncovered by @Undisclosedpod & the terrific team at @WakeForest: audioboom.com/posts/685530...

State v. Pamela Lanier – Episode 4 – Arsenic and Old Lace

May 14, 2018 / A variety of experts explain why Dorian’s ingestion of 3-Nitro was the likely cause of his arsenic poisoning.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 12d

In one exchange between prosecutors, O’Sullivan said she found a piece of clothing that Kenneth Choy left in the county jail, attaching a picture of a T-shirt featuring the character Long Duk Dong from the movie "Sixteen Candles" saying, "No more yankie my wankie."

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 12d

Frances Choy, a high school senior, was convicted of the fatal fire & served 17 years in prison before her conviction was vacated in 2020.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 12d

Prosecutors face suspension in wrongful conviction arson case based on (1) failing to disclose evidence that defendant's cousin may have had a motive for setting the fire; & (2) email comparing the cousin to Long Duk Dong from the film "Sixteen Candles": masslawyersweekly.com/2025/09/26/p...

Prosecutors face suspension in wrongful conviction case | Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Two former Plymouth County prosecutors face suspension over misconduct in the wrongful conviction of Frances Choy, imprisoned 17 years.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 14d

In 2023, a California judge ruled that Hastings was "factually innocent," which means the evidence proves conclusively that Hastings did not commit the crime.

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Colin Miller @evidenceprof.bsky.social · 14d

72 year-old Maurice Hastings awarded $25 million after 38 years in prison on a wrongful conviction: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

California man gets $25M for wrongful conviction after 38 years in prison

"No amount of money could ever restore the 38 years of my life that were stolen from me," Maurice Hastings, 72, said in a statement. "But this settlement is a welcome end to a very long road."

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