Prosecutors claim students paid 2 witnesses

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CHICAGO - Prosecutors claimed in court Tuesday that Northwestern University journalism students paid two witnesses in order to make their case that an innocent man was... More »
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Nov. 11, 2009
Prosecutors Say Students Paid Witness to Aid Case
CHICAGO — Prosecutors on Tuesday accused former journalism students at Northwestern University of paying a witness to record a video statement to help them prove that a man... More »
New York Times - Nov. 11, 2009
Chicago student-journalists probed for motives
By Andrew Stern CHICAGO (Reuters) - A group of university students who claim their research exonerated a convicted murderer were in court themselves on Tuesday, accused of... More »
Reuters - Nov. 10, 2009
Prosecutors: Students paid witnesses
CHICAGO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Two witnesses said Illinois journalism students paid them to make statements the students hoped would cast doubt on a man's murder conviction,... More »
UPI - Nov. 11, 2009
Prosecutor pushes smear campaign against students
Editor's note: This column originally appeared on the blog Dissenting Justice. Nov. 11, 2009 | Recently, major news outlets reported that Anita Alvarez, the District Attorney... More »
Salon - Nov. 11, 2009
Hearing set in prosecutors vs. students
A hearing is set in a potential wrongful conviction case that's pitted Cook County prosecutors against Northwestern University journalism students. A Cook County judge has... More »
Chicago Daily Herald - Nov. 11, 2009
Northwestern students paid witnesses, prosecutors allege
Two witnesses told investigators they were paid during a probe by Northwestern University journalism students into a 1978 shotgun slaying that the students believe unjustly... More »
Chicago Tribune - Nov. 10, 2009
Northwestern students paid witnesses, prosecutors allege
Two witnesses told investigators they were paid during a probe by Northwestern University journalism students into a 1978 shotgun slaying that the students believe unjustly... More »
Chicago Tribune - Nov. 10, 2009
Chicago student-journalists probed for motives
CHICAGO â A group of university students who claim their research exonerated a convicted murderer were in court themselves on Tuesday, accused of sloppy work and credibility... More »
Canada.com - Nov. 10, 2009
Prosecutors claim students paid 2 witnesses
CHICAGO—Prosecutors claimed in court Tuesday that Northwestern University journalism students paid two witnesses in order to make their case that an innocent man was wrongly... More »
Boston Globe - Nov. 10, 2009
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