Alumna Helps Free Innocent Man

Susan Friedman, JD '11, led a legal team including attorneys from The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project in overturning the murder conviction of Sabein Burgess, a man who spent almost 20 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. While participating in an Equal Justice Works Fellowship, Ms. Friedman not only proved that incorrect forensic evidence was used, but also provided a different theory that was likely to have occurred. "I hope that this outcome helps others who are investigating wrongful convictions based on faulty forensic science evidence, and heightens awareness in the criminal justice system of the problems with gunshot residue evidence as well as other forensic science evidence," she said.