Monday, June 23, 2008

News on the Palladium Shooting

Doubting Case, a Prosecutor Helped the Defense
by Benjamin Weiser

The New York Times and WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show covered the wrongful convictions of David Lemus and Olmedo Hidalgo today.

These pieces focus on former assistant district attorney Daniel L. Bibb’s re-investigation and prosecution of the Palladium case. They also question Manhattan district attorney Robert M. Morgenthau’s handling of the case.

  • Doubting Case, a Prosecutor Helped the Defense

  • New Twists in Palladium Conviction

  • David Lemus’s story inspired my short film The Wannabe.
    David turned 40 on June 22, 2008. He spent more than 14 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.