West Virginia Innocence Project: Freeing the Wrongfully Convicted

Course | Registration opens 5/20/2024 8:00 AM EDT

OLLI York Online class York, PA 17403 United States

Zoom (link will be sent the day before the class)

Members and nonmembers

6/12/2024 (one day)

3:00 PM-4:30 PM EDT on Wed

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$8.00

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Have you ever wondered about fingerprints, bite marks, or DNA? Or just how accurate CSI is?  In this course, participants will explore the role forensic science plays in wrongful convictions. Using real-life case examples, the students will learn about specific forensic science disciplines and how their use contributes to innocent people being held behind bars.

Melissa Giggenbach has been affiliated with the West Virginia Innocence Project since 2013 and is the clinical director.  After graduating from West Virginia University College of Law, Melissa initially had a general solo practice until joining the Preston County Public Defender Office to focus on criminal law.  Melissa now exclusively handles post-conviction matters in both state and federal court  Since joining the clinic, Melissa and the clinical law students have been successful in overturning convictions for clients wrongfully convicted of shaken baby syndrome and murder.