Factual Development in Innocence Cases
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A. The Limitations of the Innocence Projects ....... ...... 1145 B. Case Delays in Innocence Cases.....................1148 1. Darryl Burton: Exonerated from Missouri After Twenty-Four Years...................... 1149 2. Larry Souter: Exonerated from Michigan After Thirteen Years ........................ 1152 3. Paul Gregory House: Exonerated After Twenty-Two Years from Tennessee ........................ 1155
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