CIFS and the Innocence Network filed this amicus brief in the Court of Appeals for the State of Alaska in Lance Hinson’s case to argue against the high burden of AS 12.73. The law currently requires proof of actual innocence to move forward with DNA testing. The Superior Court recently interpreted AS 12.73 to not require actual/factual innocence. Our brief asks the Appeals Court to uphold the lower court’s ruling.

CIFS and the Innocence Network filed this amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the State of Washington in Cody Kloepper’s case to argue that post-conviction DNA testing requires relief for Kloepper. Other jurisdictions have recognized that even “overwhelming” evidence of guilt does not inherently diminish exculpatory DNA results.

CIFS and the Innocence Network filed this amicus brief in the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District in Lawrence Keith Johnson’s case to ask the court to reverse the trial court’s summary denial of the Rule 3.850 motion for post-conviction relief or remand Mr. Johnson’s case to the trial court and order an evidentiary hearing.

CIFS and the Innocence Network filed this amicus brief in the Court of Appeal Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal in Teddy Chester’s case to educate the court that DNA evidence presented in this case was outdated, unreliable, inconclusive, and far below current standards. This evidence undercuts the constitutional guarantees and raises questions about the validity of scientific evidence more broadly.