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Oklahoma Wrongful Convictions: Why Should You Care?
A discussion about the ethical responsibilities of attorneys and ordinary citizens to eliminate wrongful convictions in Oklahoma.
Moderator: Jim T. Priest, J.D., Advisory Board member, Oklahoma Innocence Project
12:00 p.m. - For The Defense, Andrea Miller, J.D. Legal Director, Oklahoma Innocence Project
12:30 p.m. - For The State, Vicki Behenna, J.D., Oklahoma County District Attorney
1:00 p.m. - For The Innocents, Jim McCloskey, Founder of Centurion, the first organization in the US to actively work to exonerate wrongfully convicted people. Co-author with John Grisham of the recently released book, "Framed".
1:30 pm - ADJOURN
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