American attorney and law professor who co-founded the Innocence Project in 1992 with Peter Neufeld at Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law, building a legal clinic that uses DNA testing to exonerate the wrongfully convicted.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionCo-founded the Innocence Project, using DNA testing to secure over 200 exonerations of the wrongfully convicted. 2 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountActual Innocence (2000, with Peter Neufeld and Jim Dwyer) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Scheck co-founded the Innocence Project in 1992 with Peter Neufeld at Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law.
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1. Wikipedia: Barry Scheck
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September 19, 1949
1. Wikipedia: Barry Scheck
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Queens, New York, U.S.
1. Wikipedia: Barry Scheck
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Scheck, Barry, Peter Neufeld, and Jim Dwyer. Actual Innocence. New York: Doubleday, 2000
2. Innocence Project: About
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Founded in 1992 by visionary attorneys Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck, the Innocence Project has been at the forefront of criminal justice reform.
Wikipedia: O. J. Simpson murder case
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Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld were also hired; they headed the Innocence Project and specialized in DNA evidence.
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