Barry Scheck

Looking back at what experts were retained by the Boulder investigation of the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, I have always wondered about Barry Scheck in light of his history of success on a defense team. someone once proposed that he was strategically retained by the prosecution so a future defense team could not leverage his expertise; I have a hard time believing that from an ethics perspective. But then his consultancy on JonBenet's case was pro-bono - -



Innocence Project co-founder to speak in Montgomery
Published by Cincinnati.com
By Shauna Steigerwald

Barry Scheck, attorney, DNA expert and co-founder of the Innocence Project, will speak on April 21 and 22 at the Town Hall Lecture Series, sponsored by the Montgomery Woman's Club.

He is best known as the DNA expert on the O.J. Simpson defense team. In addition, Scheck has served as an adviser to investigators of the JonBenet Ramsey murder and represented one of the Duke lacrosse players in a civil suit. His many years of landmark litigation set the standards for use of DNA evidence in courts throughout the country.

The Innocence Project, which Scheck created, is dedicated to using DNA evidence as a means to assist wrongly convicted individuals in overturning those convictions. In recent years, over 200 people have been exonerated and freed through post-conviction DNA testing.

The Ohio Innocence Project, which is based at the University of Cincinnati, recently wrote draft legislation which will require that in all serious crimes, DNA evidence must be preserved for five years in plea bargain cases and for thirty years if a person is found guilty. The bill found universal support and was passed by large majorities in both the Ohio House and Senate.

The Wednesday and Thursday morning lectures are held at the Montgomery Assembly of God. The Wednesday evening lecture takes place at Sycamore Junior High School.

Tickets are $35 each.

For complete information and directions, contact the Town Hall voice mail at 513-684-1632 or www.montgomerywomansclub.org.