Daniel Medwed University Distinguished Professor of Law and Criminal Justice d.medwed@neu.edu 617.373.6590 Expertise criminal justice, criminal law, wrongful convictions Daniel S. Medwed in the Press Article Legal experts say a suspect can be charged with murder without a body but the case is tough to prosecute Still, the lack of a body gives defense lawyers more “wiggle room” in their effort to establish reasonable doubt, said Daniel S. Medwed, who teaches courses in criminal law at Northeastern University School of Law. Article They were freed after serving decades in prison. Now, it’s their prosecutors who are facing scrutiny. “There’s a sense of resignation in the defense bar that prosecutors are often above the law and they won’t be held accountable,” said law professor Daniel S. Medwed of Northeastern University, who filed the drug lab complaint. “It’s not just Massachusetts. It’s really every state.” Article WGBH Swift justice: What’s behind Taylor Swift fans’ lawsuit against Ticketmaster? GBH News legal analyst and Northeastern University law professor Daniel Medwed joined GBH’s Morning Edition co-hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to talk about whether the recent legal challenge to the ticket fiasco will result in swift justice. This transcript has been lightly edited Article The U.S. Prison System Doesn’t Value True Justice Article by Daniel Medwed, the author of Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison and Prosecution Complex: America’s Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent. He is the university distinguished professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University School of Law Article WGBH Can elected officials oust citizens from public meetings for being rude? Daniel Medwed, GBH’s legal analyst and Northeastern University law professor, joined Morning Edition hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to talk about the case, Barron v. Kolenda. Article Crime Report Don’t Look Back: Why the Innocent Sometimes Stay in Prison Northeastern University law professor Daniel Medwed, provides a remarkably clear and readable analysis in his new book Barred: Why The Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison. Medwed compiles a comprehensive catalog of components and lays out the diagram. Article WGBH Fred Weichel and others wrongfully imprisoned face many hurdles to getting compensation Fred Weichel, a South Boston man released from prison after 36 years for a murder associated with Whitey Bulger’s gang, is trying to do just that — and running into hurdles. GBH News legal analyst and Northeastern law professor Daniel Medwed joined GBH’s Morning Edition hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to talk about Weichel’s case. Article Prison guards beat him and shattered his face. Eight years later, this formerly incarcerated man glimpses justice. The legal standard that the courts use is this, said Northeastern University Law professor Daniel Medwed: An employer is typically only responsible for the conduct of an employee when that conduct falls “within the scope of employment.” Article WGBH What’s at stake in the Suffolk Country District Attorney’s race? Northeastern University law professor and GBH legal analyst Daniel Medwed joined Morning Edition hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to discuss the ramifications of the latest events. This transcript has been lightly edited. Article GBH Can the Catholic Church claim immunity from abuse lawsuits because it is a charity? 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Article Legal experts say a suspect can be charged with murder without a body but the case is tough to prosecute Still, the lack of a body gives defense lawyers more “wiggle room” in their effort to establish reasonable doubt, said Daniel S. Medwed, who teaches courses in criminal law at Northeastern University School of Law.
Article They were freed after serving decades in prison. Now, it’s their prosecutors who are facing scrutiny. “There’s a sense of resignation in the defense bar that prosecutors are often above the law and they won’t be held accountable,” said law professor Daniel S. Medwed of Northeastern University, who filed the drug lab complaint. “It’s not just Massachusetts. It’s really every state.”
Article WGBH Swift justice: What’s behind Taylor Swift fans’ lawsuit against Ticketmaster? GBH News legal analyst and Northeastern University law professor Daniel Medwed joined GBH’s Morning Edition co-hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to talk about whether the recent legal challenge to the ticket fiasco will result in swift justice. This transcript has been lightly edited
Article The U.S. Prison System Doesn’t Value True Justice Article by Daniel Medwed, the author of Barred: Why the Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison and Prosecution Complex: America’s Race to Convict and Its Impact on the Innocent. He is the university distinguished professor of law and criminal justice at Northeastern University School of Law
Article WGBH Can elected officials oust citizens from public meetings for being rude? Daniel Medwed, GBH’s legal analyst and Northeastern University law professor, joined Morning Edition hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to talk about the case, Barron v. Kolenda.
Article Crime Report Don’t Look Back: Why the Innocent Sometimes Stay in Prison Northeastern University law professor Daniel Medwed, provides a remarkably clear and readable analysis in his new book Barred: Why The Innocent Can’t Get Out of Prison. Medwed compiles a comprehensive catalog of components and lays out the diagram.
Article WGBH Fred Weichel and others wrongfully imprisoned face many hurdles to getting compensation Fred Weichel, a South Boston man released from prison after 36 years for a murder associated with Whitey Bulger’s gang, is trying to do just that — and running into hurdles. GBH News legal analyst and Northeastern law professor Daniel Medwed joined GBH’s Morning Edition hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to talk about Weichel’s case.
Article Prison guards beat him and shattered his face. Eight years later, this formerly incarcerated man glimpses justice. The legal standard that the courts use is this, said Northeastern University Law professor Daniel Medwed: An employer is typically only responsible for the conduct of an employee when that conduct falls “within the scope of employment.”
Article WGBH What’s at stake in the Suffolk Country District Attorney’s race? Northeastern University law professor and GBH legal analyst Daniel Medwed joined Morning Edition hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to discuss the ramifications of the latest events. This transcript has been lightly edited.
Article GBH Can the Catholic Church claim immunity from abuse lawsuits because it is a charity? GBH News legal analyst and Northeastern University Law Professor Daniel Medwed joined Morning Edition hosts Paris Alston and Jeremy Siegel to talk about how the Supreme Judicial Court ruled in that case, along with a few other summer rulings.