JORDAN, Circuit Judge.
The American criminal justice system, despite its protections for the accused, "has been always haunted by the ghost of the innocent [person] convicted." United States v. Garsson, 291 F. 646, 649 (S.D.N.Y. 1923) (L. Hand, J.). In 1938, to provide a financial remedy for innocent persons who are wrongfully convicted in...
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