Why are some defendants wrongfully convicted

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Assignment:

Respond to the following in @ minimum of 175 words:

Why are some defendants wrongfully convicted?
What methods might be used to avoid wrongful convictions and exonerate those who have been wrongfully convicted?

The response must contain at least one sentence that provides information from a published source. (Published sources include the assigned reading, web pages, books, journals, and newspapers.) Please provide citation and reference to sources. Quoted language must be put inside quotation marks and does not count toward the minimum word count.

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