On Wednesday, November 13, at 5:15 p.m., the Cooley Law School Innocence Project will host a viewing of the film “Wronged The Maurice Carter Story.” The event is free and open to the public in room 911 on Cooley Law’s campus at 300 S. Capitol Ave. in Lansing.
Carter was wrongfully convicted in 1976 for a non-fatal shooting in Benton Harbor. He was sentenced to life without parole. In 2004, his sentence was commuted due to his health, but his name was never cleared. Carter died within three months of his release from prison. This year, the Sentence Commutation Project has filed a posthumous pardon application on his behalf.
This documentary not only highlights the injustices faced by Carter but also traces the inspiring journey that led to the founding of Humanity for Prisoners, an organization dedicated to supporting incarcerated individuals in Michigan. The film features commentary and interviews from the founder of the non-profit Humanity for Prisoners, and Cooley Law School’s Professor Emeritus Marla Mitchell-Cichon, former director of the Cooley Innocence Project. The film also features Michigan exonerees Duane Williams and Kenneth Nixon.
Established in 2001, the Cooley Law School Innocence Project is the only post-conviction DNA innocence organization in the state. Since its inception, the office has screened over 6,000 cases and is responsible for the exoneration of nine individuals: Kenneth Wyniemko (2003), Nathaniel Hatchett (2008), Donya Davis (2014), LeDura Watkins (2017), Corey McCall (2021), Nixon, Gilbert Poole (2021), George DeJesus (2022), and Louis Wright (2023). It also helped to exonerate Lacino Hamilton and Ramon Ward, both in 2020, Terance Calhoun in 2022, and Crystal Mulherin in 2024.
The project is staffed by Cooley Law School students, who work under the supervision of Cooley Innocence Project attorneys. Those interested in donating and supporting the work of the Cooley Innocence Project can do so at cooley.edu/academics/experiential-learning/innocence-project.
Carter was wrongfully convicted in 1976 for a non-fatal shooting in Benton Harbor. He was sentenced to life without parole. In 2004, his sentence was commuted due to his health, but his name was never cleared. Carter died within three months of his release from prison. This year, the Sentence Commutation Project has filed a posthumous pardon application on his behalf.
This documentary not only highlights the injustices faced by Carter but also traces the inspiring journey that led to the founding of Humanity for Prisoners, an organization dedicated to supporting incarcerated individuals in Michigan. The film features commentary and interviews from the founder of the non-profit Humanity for Prisoners, and Cooley Law School’s Professor Emeritus Marla Mitchell-Cichon, former director of the Cooley Innocence Project. The film also features Michigan exonerees Duane Williams and Kenneth Nixon.
Established in 2001, the Cooley Law School Innocence Project is the only post-conviction DNA innocence organization in the state. Since its inception, the office has screened over 6,000 cases and is responsible for the exoneration of nine individuals: Kenneth Wyniemko (2003), Nathaniel Hatchett (2008), Donya Davis (2014), LeDura Watkins (2017), Corey McCall (2021), Nixon, Gilbert Poole (2021), George DeJesus (2022), and Louis Wright (2023). It also helped to exonerate Lacino Hamilton and Ramon Ward, both in 2020, Terance Calhoun in 2022, and Crystal Mulherin in 2024.
The project is staffed by Cooley Law School students, who work under the supervision of Cooley Innocence Project attorneys. Those interested in donating and supporting the work of the Cooley Innocence Project can do so at cooley.edu/academics/experiential-learning/innocence-project.
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