Criteria

Our primary criterion for selecting cases is compelling evidence of innocence. When reviewing convictions, we focus on the forms of weak evidence which have been proven unreliable over the past few decades – such as mistaken eyewitness identifications, false confessions, and bad forensics. We ferret out prosecutorial and police misconduct, and perjury, which also play significant roles in wrongful convictions. Once we have enough information to guide our investigation, we hit the streets looking for new evidence of innocence which has never been heard on its merits by a judge or jury and then we bring it into court, where we fight to exonerate our client.

Vetting

All cases are rigorously vetted with the help of law students participating in Brooklyn Law School’s BLS/EXI Innocence Clinic, summer interns, and volunteer attorneys; and are litigated by EXI attorneys. EXI also provides legal support to practitioners and organizations that litigate claims consistent with our cause.

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Provides free legal services to indigent prisoners in New York State with compelling claims of innocence;

Additionally

EXI is a not-for-profit organization incorporated pursuant to the laws of New York State with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

EXI only accepts New York cases.