Soros Justice Fellowships
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Richard Schmechel
2004
Public Defender Service
Richard Schmechel, J.D. will work under supervision of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service (PDS) on a project that will improve the use of identification science--especially DNA technology and eyewitness identification techniques--in criminal trials. His project will strengthen and systematize the work of PDS' ongoing DNA Working Group and Special Litigation Division. The project entails organizing information concerning DNA evidence and eyewitness identifications, distributing this information through local attorney trainings and a website, using model pleadings to advocate in cases, and changing the case management system to better tag and track identification issues. By bringing reliable science into the courtroom, the innocent will be better protected and poor people will be more likely to receive the fair administration of justice promised to all.
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