Category: The Case
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Eyewitness Identification Information
Eyewitness misidentification was the leading cause in 70 percent of the 349 wrongful convictions that were overturned based on post-conviction DNA evidence. The National Registry of Exonerations has identified at least 450 non-DNA-based exonerations involving eyewitness misidentification. EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION & MEMORY Human memory is malleable and fragile. We cannot rewind a video camera to review…
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Media
Dec. 7, 2022Probing convictions the way Kim Kardashian did Kevin Keith’s, right to do, Ohio justice says | Justice Michael P. Donnelly | Columbus Dispatch “Our collective goal should be to find the truth, and in doing so we can help both the victims of crime and those who have been wrongfully convicted. Let us not…
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The Forensic “Expert”
G. Michele Yezzo, former forensic analyst with Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (“BCI”), provided the crucial link between Kevin Keith and the crime. Yezzo linked the “043” license plate on Kevin’s girlfriend’s car with the “043” license plate indentation left by the getaway car in the snow at the crime scene. Yezzo also determined that…
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About the Case
Kevin Keith has maintained his innocence since day one. In the years since his conviction, Kevin’s counsel has – on five separate occasions – discovered exculpatory evidence not turned over by the State.