This article I found in the NewYork times is about how New York judges are trying to make it easier for people to appeal there sentencing when they are wrongfully convicted. As of right now, people have to show that there is new evidence in the case and that their rights have been violated.
Hope for the Wrongfully Convicted
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I think this is a great idea! The book I am reading for our book reports, Hurricane, is about a man who was convicted of a crime (in this case multiple murders) that he did not do. I am not finished with the book yet, but from what I have read, it was very difficult to get his case appealed.
It is sad that people who have been wrongfully convicted have such a hard time getting their case appealed. Though it is a long, complex process which would be a pain to the criminal justice system, I think appeals serve a great purpose in the sense that it can not only get innocent people out of prison, but possible open up the case in order to find who is really responsible.