exculpatory

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“If a police agency can withhold footage that’s incriminating but release footage that’s exculpatory, that isn’t transparency,” he added.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Next week, the Supreme Court will hear another capital case with strikingly similar facts: Oklahoma may execute Richard Glossip despite a mountain of exculpatory evidence undermining his conviction, and objections by the state attorney general.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2024

According to the passages that were unsealed, Menendez plans to testify about what he believes were exculpatory communications with his wife, Nadine, if he decides to take the witness stand in his defense.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Mitchell told the judge that for decades since Peterson’s 2004 trial, vital evidence connected to the conviction has been withheld and that prosecutors continue to thwart and delay the discovery of potentially exculpatory evidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

We had uncovered so much exculpatory evidence that had not been disclosed previously that we were sure there was still more that had not been turned over.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson