Presented By: Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (50+)
What We Think, What We Know, And What We Do Not Know About False Criminal Convictions
Samuel R. Gross, Professor U of M
Until the 1970’s, it was
commonly believed that false criminal convictions were rare. That belief has changed due to the huge increases in known exonerations in the United States over the past 25 years. The National Registry of Exonerations now lists 1600+ such cases. More than 20 are added each month. It is clear that the vast majority of exonerations are still not known.
Samuel R. Gross is the Mabel Long Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He is the editor of the National Registry of Exonerations. Gross has a JD from the University of California Law School, Berkeley. His article about exonerations appeared in the New York Times of February 4, 2014.
This is the fourth lecture in the series of nine Distinguished Lectures. The next lecture will be on January 12, 2016. The title is Taxing Beards and Breasts, Wigs and Windows: Weird Taxes of the Past and their Lessons for Tax Policy Today
Samuel R. Gross is the Mabel Long Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He is the editor of the National Registry of Exonerations. Gross has a JD from the University of California Law School, Berkeley. His article about exonerations appeared in the New York Times of February 4, 2014.
This is the fourth lecture in the series of nine Distinguished Lectures. The next lecture will be on January 12, 2016. The title is Taxing Beards and Breasts, Wigs and Windows: Weird Taxes of the Past and their Lessons for Tax Policy Today
Cost
- $45 for series. $10 for individual lectures. $20 OLLI membership required.
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