CRIM 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Informant, Forensic Science, Innocence Project
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Review the profile on the wrongful conviction and exoneration of william billy dillon. Identify the different ways in which forensic fraud has occurred in cases of wrongful conviction as discussed by the innocence project. Define what we mean by jailhouse informant and why we must differ between the (proactive) snitch and the placed informant. Compare and contrast primary and secondary confessions. Explain why some inmates might engage in prison snitching. Spent most amount of time for being in prison for wrongfully convicted. Know this one because it is so relevant to the entire lesson. Hanging out with bro at beach and smoking pot next thing hes in prison for murder. Police ask him if he knew anything about murder that took place. I knew his body was under the dock over there. Dog was able to determine shirt at crime scene.
