Over 10 Years Since Conviction, Kansas City Native Laments Convictions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dec. 20, 2020 - PRLog -- Kansas City native sees the wave of criminal justice reform in America and laments about the victims like him that fills court houses and jail all over. Watching the great work that  Innocence Project New Orleans and organizations like them that are helping innocence or race charged gain access to attorneys  and investigators/ Lanardo Myrick states that his charges we so bad the a quick review of the indictments will confuse any attorney on any level. Mr Myrick was charged with Illegal Access Device fraud in July of 2001. This was an enhance charge because when the federal government indicted him, there was no Illegal Access Device charge. His co defendant was charged with conspiracy to commit Identity Theft. That in itself is confusing. Each defendant charged with conspiracy to commit different crimes. Neither charged with the others crime.

Mr. Myrick Encourages others to review their cases and be aware of all the charges and aspect of the case pending against them or some they know. He refers others to read and join organizations like Innocence Project New Orleans. Please, read more By Jacqueline DeRobertis about The LSU Law Center has received a grant to establish a Wrongful Conviction Clinic at the school, allowing law students to review cases of people with claims of innocence.

LSU Law, partnering with the Innocence Project New Orleans, received a nearly $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to establish a Wrongful Conviction Clinic at the university. This two-year grant will allow them to review cases of incarcerated people who say they have been wrongfully convicted.

It is the first clinic of its kind at a Louisiana law school, according to a press release from LSU. Students will examine cases to identify those that may benefit from DNA testing and potentially file post-conviction petitions for these defendants later down the line.

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