The State of Alabama sentenced Robin "Rocky" Myers to death after he was convicted of murder in 1994. Over the next 30 years, Rocky fought to prove his innocence, and with each passing year, the evidence of his innocence continued to grow. There was a lack of DNA evidence. Inconsistent witness testimony. Police and Prosecutorial misconduct. On top of all that, there were serious problems with the verdict itself. Taken together, these factors pushed Governor Kay Ivey to commute Rocky's death sentence. Yet, Rocky is still serving a life sentence. Now, our guest, Leah Nelson, is here to present evidence that Rocky's trial lawyer might have been in the Ku Klux Klan.

Guest:

Leah Nelson, Special Investigator, Alabama

Resource:

Justice 4 Rocky Website

https://www.justice4rockymyers.com/

Undisclosed Podcast

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Hunter is joined once again by Professor Valena Beety. Valena joins the show to discuss her new book, Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity. In it, she discusses the cognitive biases, junk sciences, and the systemic policies used to surveil, police, and incarcerate women and queer communities.

Guest:

Valena Beety, Professor of Law, Indiana School of Law

Resource:

Pick up a Copy of the Book Here

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/valenabeety/

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Hunter is joined once again by Professor Lisa Waters to discuss her law review article, Automating Junk Science. In it, Lisa details a troubling trend where police officers are using automated technology to "verify" that gun matches a bullet found at the scene of a crime. The only problem? The underlying tool mark science is complete junk. How can defenders respond to this automation of Junk Science? Lisa offers a few insights.

Guest:

Lisa Waters, Professor of Law, CUNY School of Law, New York

Resource:

Read the Article Here

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5440637

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Hunter is joined by Liz Ortenburger, the CEO of Safe Nest. Liz and her team at Safe Nest operate a shelter and aid center for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. As Liz sees it, the conventional approach to domestic violence, policing and incarceration, is simply insufficient to end the cycles of violence that lead to domestic violence. Liz joined the show to discuss the different approach Safe Nest takes to try and eradicate domestic violence.

Guest:

Liz Ortenburger, CEO, Safe Nest, Clark County, Nevada

Resource:

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Breaking news: As the evening of Aug 4, the NDS Union won a contract!!

Hunter is joined by Ashley Munger, Katherine Shamsie, and Samantha Rudelich of the NDS Union. The union, representing NDS Harlem, NDS Detroit, and NDS Texas, have been on strike. Hunter sits down with them to discuss why they went on strike, what they hope to accomplish, and what management needs to do to end this strike.

Guest:

Ashley Munger, Staff Attorney, Criminal Division, NDS Detroit

Katherine Shamsie, Staff Attorney, Criminal Division, NDS Texas

Samantha Rudelich, Staff Attorney, Family Defense Division, NDS Harlem

Resource:

SUPPORT THE STRIKE FUND HERE

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Today, Hunter was joined once again by two guests from the Idaho State Public Defender System. Eric Fredericksen, State Public Defender, and Doug Nelson, Litigation Director, join the show to provide an update on the Idaho State System and to highlight a case that shows why the state wide system is better for the people of Idaho.

Guest:

Eric Fredericksen, State Public Defender, Idaho

Doug Nelson, Litigation Director, Idaho

Resource:

Learn More about the System Here

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Hunter is joined once again by Jennifer Jennison and joining us for the first time is Sammy Provencio. After spending more than 30 years in custody, Sammy has joined the Stanislaus County Public Defender Office to help run their newest community-centred initiative, the Hub. Jennifer and Sammy join the show to share what the Hub is, what it does, and to share the power of having formerly incarcerated people work in a Public Defender Office.

Guest:

Jennifer Jennison, Chief Public Defender, Stanislaus County, California

Sammy Provencio, Client Support Specialist, Group Facilitator, Stanislaus County, California

Resource:

Learn More Here

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Hunter is joined by Ben Polk, Director of the Transformative Justice Project at New York University School of Law, Robert and Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights to discuss a recent law review article he authored where he conservatively estimated it would cost $28 billion to fund Public Defense nationwide.

Guest:

Ben Polk, Director, Transformative Justice Project and Research Scholar, New York University School of Law, Robert and Helen Bernstein Institute for Human Rights,

Resource:

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Hunter is joined once again by Professor Eve Primus to discuss another excellent law review article about Public Defense. This time, Professor Primus details how delays in the appointment of counsel can and do create Constitutional violations that PDs can challenge.

Guest:

Eve Primus, Professor of Law, University of Michigan

Resource:

Read the Article Here

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6288018

Contact Eve

https://michigan.law.umich.edu/faculty-and-scholarship/our-faculty/eve-brensike-primus

MDefenders

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Today, Hunter was joined by Alena Chulick, the Co-Founder and Project Manager of Project Rehabilitate out of the Allegheny County Public Defender. Thanks to a federal grant, Project Rehabilitate has been able to keep people out of custody and kept them in the care they need to get back on their feet.

Guest:

Alena Chulick, Co-Founder and Project Manager, Project Rehabilitate, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Resource:

Project Rehabilitate

https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/Court-Related/Public-Defender/Project-Rehabilitate

Allegheny County PD Website

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