FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2002:

8:00A.M. - 9:00 A.M.
REGISTRATION
Austin Hall, Harvard Law School
1515 Massachusetts Avenue
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9:00A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Plenary Session
LANDSCAPE OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

Moderator: TBA

Panelists:
Hugo A. Bedau
Stephen B. Bright
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Congressman Bill Delahunt
Jim Dwyer
James S. Liebman
Peter J. Neufeld
Richard Rosen
Carol Steiker
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11:00AM- 12:45 P.M.
Concurrent Sessions
COERCED CONFESSIONS AND PRESSURED STATEMENTS: A CASE FOR REFORM

Moderator: Stacey A.L. Best

Panelists:
Gary Gauger
Richard Ofshe

THE PROBLEMS OF JAIL-HOUSE SNITCHES
AND OTHER INFORMANTS

Moderator: David Poole

Panelists:
Lawrence C. Marshall
Steven Skurka
Brett J. Vottero
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1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.
RECOGNIZING THE WRONGLY CONVICTED
Presentation by Thomas Frongillo

LUNCH
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2:00 P.M. - 3:45 P.M.
Concurrent Sessions
THE PROBLEM OF EYEWITNESS MISIDENTIFICATION

Moderator: Stanley Z. Fisher

Panelists:
John J. Farmer
Elizabeth F. Loftus
Ian Mckenzie
Stephanie Page
Nona E. Walker
Gary L. Wells

ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL -- THEORY AND REALITY

Moderator: Daniel Givelber

Panelists:
Honorable Carol S. Ball
Stephen B. Bright
Jim Dwyer
Laura E. Hankins
William J. Leahy
Rodney J. Uphoff
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4:00PM- 5:45 P.M.
Plenary Session
EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION
AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS

Moderator: David M. Siegel

Panelists:
Michael R. Gauldin
Richard Rosen
Jennifer Thompson
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6:15 - 6:45 p.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Governor George H Ryan, Illinois

Reception to follow
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SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2002:

9:00AM - 10:45 A.M.
Plenary Session
JUNK SCIENCE AND WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

Moderator: Barry C. Scheck

Panelists:
George Castelle
Simon A. Cole
Barry C. Scheck
Rodney J. Uphoff
Frederick Whitehurst
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11:00 A.M. - 12:45 P.M.
Concurrent Sessions
DNA AND THE FUTURE OF INNOCENCE CASES

Moderator: Robert N. Feldman

Panelists:
George "Woody" Clarke
Angel Hernandez
Bruce Jackson
Richard Rosen
Barry Scheck

SUPPRESSION OF EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE

Moderator: Mary Prosser

Panelists:
Victor Garo
Andrea D. Lyon
Peter J. Neufeld
James C. Wilson
Honorable Mark L. Wolf
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1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M.
LUNCH and KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Senator Patrick Leahy, Vermont
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2:00 P. M. - 3:45 P.M.
Concurrent Sessions
A WRONGFUL CONVICTION IN MASSACHUSETTS: WHAT WENT WRONG?

Moderator: Stanley Z. Fisher

Panelists:
Michael Avery
Honorable Isaac Borenstein
Margaret Burnham
George "Woody" Clarke
Ian McKenzie
Noah Rosmarin


INNOCENCE PROJECTS AND COMMISSIONS: WHO WILL FREE THE INNOCENT?

Moderator: Jill Soffiyah Elijah

Panelists:
Leonard Leigh
James Lockyer
Lawrence C. Marshall
James C. McCloskey
Patricia R. Ray
Dan Rea
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4:00PM - 6:15 P.M.
Plenary Session
LIFE THROUGH EXONERATION

Moderator: Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

Panelists:
Adele Bernhard
Angel Hernandez
Donnell Johnson
Neil Miller
Marvin Mitchell
Rep. Byron Rushing
Eric Sarsfield
Betty Anne Waters


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