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Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Khalil Rushdan sits in a cafe in Phoenix, Ariz. on March 4, 2017. Rushdan spent 15 years in prison of his 25 year sentence and was exonerated on he grounds of prosecutorial vindictiveness in 2011.

Arizona justice: Freeing the wrongly imprisoned

Lauren Renteria March 24, 2017

In the fall of 2011, Khalil Rushdan walked out of prison a free man. Rushdan served 15 years of a 25-year sentence following his conviction for first-degree felony murder in 1997.  That year,...

Ray Krone speaking during a panel discussion at the James E. Rogers College of Law on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015. Photo by Jorge Encinas/Arizona Sonora News.

DNA sheds light on past mistakes

Jorge Encinas October 21, 2015

As the science around DNA testing advances and becomes more commonplace in courts it reveals weaknesses in other forms of forensic evidence and expert testimony that impact convictions in Arizona and around...

State forfeiture programs fatten police budgets

State forfeiture programs fatten police budgets

Alexndra Aguilera February 24, 2015

  More and more Arizona police departments boost budgets by seizing houses, cars and cash. It’s legal but questions arise that it encourages police to capture cash and leaves a muddled trail...

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