The Innocence Institute bases its stories on a variety of source materials, such as trial transcripts, police files, medical reports and letters. The following contains links to files containing the original source materials for the institute's major investigations.

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Hosea Davis

• This Zip file includes affadavits, court motions, appeal rulings, letters and plea agreements related to the case. Download the following file to view. (1)

Steven Slutzker

• These six Zip files contains briefs, court transcripts, police files, witness statements, letters and news stories. Download the following files to view. (1,2,3,4,5,6)

Ernest Simmons

• These three Zip files contains briefs, court transcripts, police files, letters and news stories. Download the following files to view. (1,2,3)

Terrell Johnson

• This Zip file contains briefs, court transcripts, police files and photos of the crime scene. Download the following file to view. (1)

David Munchinski

• These five Zip files contains affidavits, briefs, court transcripts, police files, medical reports and letters. Download the following files to view. (1,2,3,4,5)
• Click here to read the Non-Precedential Decision - December 14, 2005

Osborne Supreme Court

      >  This link takes you to the March 2, 2009, oral argument from Peter Neufeld of the Innocence Project (NYC) in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.  Mr. Neufeld represented William G. Osborne of Alaska who in 1994 was found guilty of sexual assault and kidnapping.  The issue in this case is if a constitutional right to post-conviction DNA testing exists.

      >  http://www.supremecourtus.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/08-6.pdf