We’re thrilled to share that the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office has ended the prosecution of our client, Thomas Rosa, Jr., officially exonerating him of a 1985 murder he did not commit. Mr. Rosa was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for 34 years in prison.

One powerful step closer to the truth. The Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) decided today that DNA testing of the evidence in the case of our client, Shawn Tanner, who passed away in 2022 from terminal brain cancer, can finally move forward despite opposition from the Bristol County DA’s office.

The New England Innocence Project announces today that its client, Edward Wright, has been exonerated after being wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for more than 41 years for a 1984 Springfield murder he did not commit.

On July 31, Edward Wright was freed from prison and reunited with his family after being wrongfully incarcerated for more than 41 years.  Mr. Wright’s conviction was vacated in April based on findings of police and prosecutorial misconduct.

Edward Wright’s conviction has been overturned! Mr. Wright has been wrongfully incarcerated for more than 40 years for a murder he did not commit. Judge Jeremy Bucci granted Mr. Wright’s Motion for New Trial based on evidence of official misconduct, including withholding of exculpatory evidence and false testimony at Mr. Wright’s trial.