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Podcast: Turning A Moment Into A Movement
Episode: Inadequate Defense and Wrongful Convictions
Description: The Justice for Gerard Movement presents .... TURNING A MOMENT INTO A MOVEMENT! Inadequate Defense and Wrongful Convictions   The failure of overworked lawyers to investigate, call witnesses or prepare for trial has led to the conviction of innocent people. When a defense lawyer doesn’t do his or her job, the defendant suffers. Shrinking funding and access to resources for public defenders and court-appointed attorneys is only making the problem worse.  The National Registry of Exonerations in which Inadequate Legal Defense (ILD) was deemed a contributor to a wrongful conviction, found that investigative failures were far more frequent than other types...