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The law is embedded in our society, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Join Steve Becker, retired State District Court Judge, and his daughter Beth White, A Department of Corrections parole officer, as they explore what went wrong in the criminal justice system.

  1. 09/25/2024

    024 Quincy Amerson

    Work Cited Tucker, John H. “Did Faulty Crime-Scene Reconstruction Send the Wrong Man to Prison for Life?” Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2022, www.popularmechanics.com/science/a41552489/sharita-rivera-quincy-amerson/.

    46 min

  2. 08/08/2024

    023 Jerry Davis

    Works Cited “Jerry Davis.” Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO), 15 Mar. 2024, ip-no.org/what-we-do/free-innocent-prisoners/client-profiles/jerry-davis/. LaRose, Greg. “Prosecution Errors Alone Justify Clemency Consideration in Louisiana Death Row Cases • Louisiana Illuminator.” Louisiana Illuminator, 13 Aug. 2023, lailluminator.com/2023/08/13/prosecution-errors-alone-justify-clemency-consideration-in-louisiana-death-row-cases/. Possley, Maurice. “Jerry Davis - National Registry of Exonerations.” Www.law.umich.edu, 21 Apr. 2024, www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6786.

    1h 4m
  3. 022 Christopher Lyman

    04/24/2024

    022 Christopher Lyman

    Works Cited Henneberger, Melinda. “‘Shaken Baby’ Murder Charges Finally Dismissed. But Kansas Won’t Admit He’s Innocent .” Yahoo, 18 July 2023, www.yahoo.com/news/shaken-baby-murder-charges-finally-100700398.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGkZAxhcRWCS5wSWN4F8UDikPr2qr8oN-IRR05SBlJZab1jdSVWpDb74XgL2Ej4GcERtMoXUgZkWLm1G8hz7AA7mrTSkfq-tdSe1HExlKdEy1fihcG1d-V7zu-q-bDi66ez0UFEUcw78xGvaXi_AU_r7uEwzFmyMjN6U57wq321T. Accessed 14 Mar. 2024. Otterbourg, Ken. “Christopher Lyman - National Registry of Exonerations.” Www.law.umich.edu, 25 Aug. 2023, www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6637. Accessed 14 Mar. 2024.

    57 min

  4. 03/06/2024

    021 Sarah Swain and Brian Betts

    Steve and Sarah are joined by special guests Sarah Swain and Brian Betts

    1h 13m

  5. 08/18/2023

    020 Kimberly Long

    Works Cited “Flawed Justice: The Kimberly Long Story Podcast on Apple Podcasts.” Apple Podcasts, 1 Oct. 2018,podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flawed-justice-the-kimberly-long-story-podcast/id1437311056.Damien, Christopher. “Murder Charge against Corona Woman Dismissed, DA Says It Can’t Prove HerGuilt in New Trial.” The Desert Sun, 22 Apr. 2021, www.desertsun.com/story/news/crime_courts/2021/04/22/kimberly-longs-murder-charge-dropped-riverside-county-district-attorney/7338447002/. “Kimberly Long - National Registry of Exonerations.” Umich.edu, 2019,www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=5962. “Kimberly Long | Kim Long.” California Innocence Project, californiainnocenceproject.org/read-their-stories/kimberly-long/. “‘This Is the Best Christmas Present’: Victory for Kimberly Long after Calif. Supreme Court UpholdsReversal of Murder Conviction - CBS Los Angeles.” Www.cbsnews.com, 30 Nov. 2020,www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/kimberly-long-murder-conviction-reversal/. Accessed 20 July2023.

    1h 8m

  6. 07/11/2023

    019 Raymond Jennings

    Works Cited “Dateline: Michelle O’Keefe’s Father Says Ray Jennings ‘Still Guilty.’” 2paragraphs.com, 10 Nov. 2016,2paragraphs.com/2016/11/dateline-michelle-okeefes-father-insists-ray-jennings-still-guilty/.Accessed 21 June 2023.https://www.latimes.com/people/richard-winton, and https://www.latimes.com/people/marisa-gerber.“Man Accused of Murdering College Student Is Freed after 11 Years: How the Case against HimUnraveled.” Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2016, www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-20160624-jennings-release-snap-story.html. Accessed 21 June 2023.“Jason O’Keefe Obituary - Lancaster, CA.” Dignity Memorial,www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/lancaster-ca/jason-okeefe-6196866. Accessed 21 June 2023.Mitra, Shraman. “Where Are Michelle O’Keefe’s Parents Now?” The Cinemaholic, 21 Mar. 2023,thecinemaholic.com/where-are-michelle-okeefes-parents-now/. Accessed 21 June 2023.Morrison, Keith. The Girl in the Blue Mustang. Podcast, 1-6, NBC Dateline, 14 Mar. 2023,www.nbcnews.com/bluemustang. Accessed 21 June 2023.

    1h 6m

  7. 05/23/2023

    018 Virginia LaFever

    Works Cited Denzel, Stephanie. “Virginia LeFever - National Registry of Exonerations.” Www.law.umich.edu, 29 Mar.2022, www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3378&lang=en.Accessed 4 Apr. 2023.“LeFever v. Ferguson, Case No. 2:11-Cv-935 | Casetext Search + Citator.” Casetext.com, 11 July 2013,casetext.com/case/lefever-v-ferguson-1. Accessed 4 Apr. 2023.Michaels, Samantha. “After Prison, the Exonerated Face a Different Kind of Hell.” Mother Jones,www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/wrongfully-convicted-exonerees-ptsd-mental-health/.Zerwick, Phoebe. “Darryl Hunt | beyond Innocence.” The Assembly NC, 14 Feb. 2023,www.theassemblync.com/politics/criminal-justice/beyond-innocence-darryl-hunt/. Accessed 4Apr. 2023.

    58 min

  8. 05/02/2023

    017 Darryl Hunt

    Works Cited The Trials of Darryl Hunt. Directed by Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg, Film, 2007.Zerwick, Phoebe. “Darryl Hunt | beyond Innocence.” The Assembly NC, 14 Feb. 2023,www.theassemblync.com/politics/criminal-justice/beyond-innocence-darryl-hunt/. Accessed 4Apr. 2023.

    1h 16m
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The law is embedded in our society, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. Join Steve Becker, retired State District Court Judge, and his daughter Beth White, A Department of Corrections parole officer, as they explore what went wrong in the criminal justice system.

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  • Creator
    Steve Becker & Beth White
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Steve Becker & Beth White
  • Show Website
    Cleared