Listen to article • 0:00 min In 2020, seven years after he was appointed to represent a client who claimed he was wrongly convicted, attorney Scott Galloway told the judge that he was still looking into the case and needed more time. 'I am still in the pr... See more
This article was produced for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Philadelphia Inquirer . Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights Scant Funding, Few Standards: Pennsylvania's post-c... See more
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Skip to content ADVOCATE TO ADVERSARY With a chance at freedom, they faced an unexpected obstacle: Their own lawyers. Milique Wagner always insisted that his 2013 murder conviction was built on an informant’s lie. But Wagner said he couldn’t persuade his ... See more
Reporting Highlights - Unexpected Obstacle: Philadelphia lawyers appointed to help people challenge their convictions can instead urge judges to rule against them, and often do so without speaking to their clients. - Many Later Won New Trials: A review of... See more
