Wrongful Convictions are known to occur when a defendant is found guilty in trial when they are innocent, the defendant might have felt obligated to plead guilty to the crime to avoid a long sentence or the death penalty. It could also be obtained by a jury or an appellate court reversing the convictions, violating the defendant’s constitutional rights. There are many factors involved with the development of wrongful convictions and it depends a lot on the cases. There are different situations on each case and they might be unique and different compare to other common cases. Some cases might not always be involved with misconduct from officials, it depends whether the case issue is something newly presented and difficult to analysis. The
