The Buck Franklin Lecture featuring Brandon L. Garrett (Oct. 21)
| What | Lecture |
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| When |
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 07:30 PM
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 09:00 PM
October 21, 2008 from 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm |
| Where | Price & Turpen Courtroom in John Rogers Hall |
| Contact Name | Jimmy Hart |
| Contact Email | jimmy-hart@utulsa.edu |
| Contact Phone | 918-631-2568 |
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"Forensic Science and Wrongful Convictions"
The Buck Colbert Franklin Memorial Civil Rights Lecture
Brandon L. Garrett
Associate Professor of Law
University of Virginia School of Law
October 21, 2008
7: 30 p.m., Price & Turpen Courtroom, John Rogers Hall
Brandon L. Garret is emerging as one of the country's foremost experts on the use of DNA evidence to overturn false convictions. His work has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court and will be considered in upcoming hearings before the U.S. Congress. He will bring his knowledge and experience to discuss the legal ramifications DNA evidence used to protect the civil rights of the accused for the ninth annual lecture.