N.C. Sets Up Innocence Inquiry Panel

by Laura Leslie , NPR

North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley signs into law the nation's first statewide innocence inquiry commission. The eight-member panel will review the cases of state inmates who say they can prove they were wrongfully convicted.

If the commission finds credible evidence of a wrongful conviction, the case could be referred to the state supreme court. From member station WUNC, Laura Leslie reports.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, August 3, 2006