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Mike Romano: David Mowatt Freed from Life Sentence & Penal Code Committee Report Released

CRIME STORY has received permission to re-print Michael Romano‘s newsletters from Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project whose mission is to reverse the most unjust criminal sentences. Romano and his colleague Susan Champion were interviewed by Amanda Knox for CRIME STORY and you can find the podcast and the transcript of that interview here. You can find a story about Romano’s participation in a U.S. Congressional field hearing on criminal justice reform here. Yesterday afternoon our longtime client David Mowatt walked free from prison after serving 26 years of a life sentence for evading a police officer. “My dreams of being free...

Mike Romano: Bonaru Richardson Released on Parole after Serving Nearly 23 Years for a Botched Robbery

CRIME STORY has received permission to re-print Michael Romano‘s newsletters from Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project whose mission is to reverse the most unjust criminal sentences. Romano and his colleague Susan Champion were interviewed by Amanda Knox for CRIME STORY and you can find the podcast and the transcript of that interview here. You can find a story about Romano’s participation in a U.S. Congressional field hearing on criminal justice reform here. I couldn’t be happier to announce that Richard (“Bonaru”) Richardson is coming home! After years of fighting, litigating, and an hours-long hearing late yesterday afternoon, the Board of Parole...

Mike Romano: Harold Bell Freed after Serving 23 Years of a Life Sentence for Drug Distribution

CRIME STORY has received permission to re-print Michael Romano‘s newsletters from Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project whose mission is to reverse the most unjust criminal sentences. Romano and his colleague Susan Champion were interviewed by Amanda Knox for CRIME STORY and you can find the podcast and the transcript of that interview here. You can find a story about Romano’s participation in a U.S. Congressional field hearing on criminal justice reform here. Harold Bell is home for the holidays! 23 years ago, Harold was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for his part in a nonviolent conspiracy to distribute...

Mike Romano: Big Win in the Court of Appeals

CRIME STORY has received permission to re-print Michael Romano‘s newsletters from Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project whose mission is to reverse the most unjust criminal sentences. Romano and his colleague Susan Champion were interviewed by Amanda Knox for CRIME STORY and you can find the podcast and the transcript of that interview here. You can find a story about Romano’s participation in a U.S. Congressional field hearing on criminal justice reform here. We are very happy to announce a major victory in the California Court of Appeals on behalf of our client, Gene McCallum, who was sentenced to life under the Three...

Mike Romano: Ronald Arthur freed after serving 22 years for stealing a bicycle

CRIME STORY has received permission to re-print Michael Romano‘s newsletters from Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project whose mission is to reverse the most unjust criminal sentences. Romano and his colleague Susan Champion were interviewed by Amanda Knox for CRIME STORY and you can find the podcast and the transcript of that interview here. You can find a story about Romano’s participation in a U.S. Congressional field hearing on criminal justice reform here. We are thrilled to announce that our client, Ronald Arthur, was released from prison after serving 22 years for stealing an unlocked bicycle from the entrance of a convenience...

Mike Romano: Another HUGE Week of Victories!

CRIME STORY has received permission to re-print Michael Romano‘s newsletters from Stanford Law School’s Three Strikes Project whose mission is to reverse the most unjust criminal sentences. Romano and his colleague Susan Champion were interviewed by Amanda Knox for CRIME STORY and you can find the podcast and the transcript of that interview here. You can find a story about Romano’s participation in a U.S. Congressional field hearing on criminal justice reform here. We are very proud to announce SIX huge victories! First, we are incredibly happy that our client Ronald Medel was re-sentenced and released from prison after serving over 20 years...