Top Wrongful Convictions – #3 Hannah Overton

Hannah Overton – Charges dropped April 8 2015.

Trial by Media

This is the third in a series of short posts, my personal “top” wrongful convictions.

The purpose is to explain that “you may be wrong”.

Remember that in every wrongful conviction, a jury is fooled into believing the accused person is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Every wrongful conviction has a cause, sometimes there are multiple causes.

I have chosen the case of Hannah Overton as #3.

Hannah was (thankfully!) exonerated on April 8th, 2015.

My view of the causes:

• Medical staff mistook the effects of salt poisoning for neglect
• The prosecutor was an alcoholic, with a “win at all costs” attitude
• Exculpatory evidence was suppressed
• The judge was negligent

For more see here, here and here.

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