Comprehensive guide to Actual Innocence Exception cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Bowe v. United States, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on January 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court affirmed the D.C. Circuit's decision, holding that the "...
Barnes v. United States, decided by Second Circuit on December 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a conviction...
United States v. Coonan, decided by Second Circuit on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate a conviction for ...
Husayn v. Mitchell, decided by Ninth Circuit on June 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition, holding that the...
Reed v. Goertz, decided by Fifth Circuit on May 1, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition, holding that the petit...
In the Matter of the David Mark Foster, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on April 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The court reviewed the application of the "good faith exception"...
Jack Morgan v. BOP, decided by Seventh Circuit on February 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of Jack Morgan's petition for a writ ...
Hungary v. Simon, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on February 21, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The Supreme Court affirmed the Sixth Circuit's decision, holding that the "actual ...
Hungary v. Simon, decided by Supreme Court of the United States on February 21, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The Supreme Court affirmed the Sixth Circuit's decision, holding that the "actual ...
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