# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Challenge of Wrongful Convictions
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 27 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun, 27 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: There used to be a time in America when judges and prosecutors declared that no innocent person ever got convicted, that juries never made mistakes, and that a defendant’s guilty plea was a certainty of his or her guilt. But that is no longer true. We know now, especially from DNA evidence, that eyewitnesses make mistakes; that some people, especially youths and vulnerable people, falsely confess; and that a guilty plea may be made by an innocent person to avoid a much harsher penalty if he or she goes to trial. Over the past fifty years, thousands of persons convicted of serious crimes have been exonerated. Wrongful convictions are an ugly stain on our criminal justice system. However, proving the wrongfulness of a conviction is a daunting challenge.—Bennett L. Gershman was a prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for six years, then in the Attorney General’s Anti-Corruption Task Force for four years. He then became a Professor of Law at Pace University Law School, where he has taught for 50 years. He is considered an expert on Constitutional Law, Evidence, and Professional Ethics. He has written seven books and many hundreds of articles for law and social science journals. His novel, “Law Story,” is being published this summer year.Sunday, September 2711:00 a.m.7 Saxon Wood Rd.White Plains, NYhttps://bit.ly/challengeofwrongfulconvictions
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/white-plains/the-challenge-of-wrongful-convictions/80001178569947
- **Event Categories**: contests, science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: White Plains
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Westchester Community for Ethical Culture
- **lat**: 41.03398513793945
- **long**: -73.76290893554688
- **full address**: Westchester Community for Ethical Culture, 7 Saxon Wood Rd, White Plains, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is The Challenge of Wrongful Convictions being held?
  - **A:** The Challenge of Wrongful Convictions takes place on Sun, 27 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sun, 27 Sep, 2026 at 12:00 pm at Westchester Community for Ethical Culture, 7 Saxon Wood Rd, White Plains, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing The Challenge of Wrongful Convictions?
  - **A:** The Challenge of Wrongful Convictions is organized by Westchester Community for Ethical Culture.

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