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Nancy Petro

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Co-author with Jim Petro (former OH Atty. Gen.) of FALSE JUSTICE - A former state attorney general confronts our broken criminal justice system

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Joined February 2009
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Want to know how our criminal justice system actually works? Why it convicts innocent people? What you and your children should do if arrested? How to prepare for jury duty? We humbly suggest you start here (order online in eBook, paperback, or hardcover at major booksellers).
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Now available in paperback, hardcover, and IBook. Order online from your favorite bookseller. This is the third edition of FALSE JUSTICE-A Former State Attorney General Confronts Our Broken Criminal Justice System and Exposes 12 Myths that Convict the Innocent.
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Now available in paperback, hardcover, and iBook by ordering online from major booksellers. barnesandnoble.com/w/false-j…
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The new edition of FALSE JUSTICE-A Former State Attorney General Confronts Our Broken Criminal Justice and Exposes 12 Myths that Convict the Innocent will be published on July 7. 📷 Pre-order here: globepequot.com/978149309431…
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The new edition of FALSE JUSTICE-A Former State Attorney General Confronts Our Broken Criminal Justice and Exposes 12 Myths that Convict the Innocent will be published on July 7. 📷 Pre-order here globepequot.com/978149309431…
False Justice

False Justice

Former Ohio Attorney General crusades against wrongful conviction and shows how citizens can prevent this terrifyingly common miscarriage of justice. “Wro...

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Friends, it’s official: the third edition of our book, FALSE JUSTICE—co-authored with my husband Jim Petro about convicting the innocent and much more—is now available for pre-order from major booksellers here. globepequot.com/978149309431…
False Justice

False Justice

Former Ohio Attorney General crusades against wrongful conviction and shows how citizens can prevent this terrifyingly common miscarriage of justice. “Wro...

globepequot.com
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What does your favorite news source reveal about your beliefs and values? open.substack.com/pub/nancyp…
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How are your cross-political-party relationships going? A model, and tips for the holidays. nancypetro.substack.com/p/go…
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Trump’s whining message of hateful grievances resonated with Americans because too many have waited too long to more fully participate in the promise of America. substack.com/home/post/p-151…
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Remembering our veterans today with lessons from my father's flight book, October 1944. open.substack.com/pub/nancyp…
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I am a lifelong Republican. Why I voted for Kamala Harris. open.substack.com/pub/nancyp…
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What a pre-election marathon taught me about the good in people nancypetro.substack.com/p/wh…
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Jim and I were pleased to have our thoughts included in this excellent article in @TheWashingtonPost...We must abandon the risky, irreversible death penalty. U.S. reaches 1,600 executions since death penalty was reinstated washingtonpost.com/nation/20…
U.S. reaches 1,600 executions since death penalty was reinstated

U.S. reaches 1,600 executions since death penalty was reinstated

Alan Eugene Miller’s execution was the fifth in the last week, drawing national scrutiny to convictions and execution processes.

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Many believe Mr. Taylor was innocent as he steadfastly claimed. Contrary evidence supported his claim. Missouri killed him anyway.
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Leonard “Raheem” Taylor was executed for the 2004 murder of his girlfriend and her three young children. He had always maintained his innocence. Police seized on Taylor as their sole suspect, while ignoring evidence to the contrary. interc.pt/3jGhTGY
“An Irreversible Injustice”: Missouri Executes Leonard “Raheem” Taylor Despite Doubts Over His Guilt

“An Irreversible Injustice”: Missouri Executes Leonard “Raheem” Taylor Despite Doubts Over His Guilt

Leonard “Raheem” Taylor, who insisted on his innocence, was killed by lethal injection while litigation was still pending.

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Outrageous injustice. America, we must address this.
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Peter passed at noon on New Year's Eve, surrounded by family & friends. We sang him all the way up to the clouds. A service for Peter will be held Jan. 3 at 2 pm GMT (9 am EST). More: rip.ie/death-notice/peter-pr… Thank you all for your support and kind messages.
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Talking wrongful conviction with Cleveland-Marshall Law School Dean Lee Fisher... tinyurl.com/26s9zt5x
On August 9, 2022, David Lugo (formerly Colon) was exonerated along with 6 other "Guevara victims." Lugo's 1993 murder conviction was built on eye witnesses identifications obtained by former Detective Reynaldo Guevara. One eyewitness recanted prior to trial... (1/3)
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The horror of convicting on unreliable evidence…
Natl. Registry of Exonerations (@exonerationlist) profile pictureNatl. Registry of Exonerations@exonerationlist23 Aug 2022
Brothers Rosendo and Juan Hernandez were convicted in separate trials of a 1997 gang-related shooting in Chicago. Although circumstances made identification nearly impossible, multiple witnesses identified the brothers as the shooters. Decades later, both were exonerated... (1/2)
Juan Hernandez embraces his son, Donnovan, for the first time in 25 years.

ALT Juan Hernandez embraces his son, Donnovan, for the first time in 25 years.

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