False Confessions: Do They Happen? How? Why? A Panel Discussion with Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden

False Confessions: Do They Happen? How? Why?
A Panel Discussion with Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden

Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden will participate in a panel discussion titled, "False Confessions: Do They Happen? How? Why?" at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel at Lake Forest College.

Juan Rivera is a former inmate who was convicted on the basis of a false confession. He was recently released after 19 years in prison when the Appellate Court overturned his 1993 rape and murder conviction of 11-year-old Holly Staker. Jed Stone is a criminal defense attorney and Rob Warden is the Executive Director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law.

This event is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lake County, Lake Forest College Ethics Center, Lake Forest College Politics Department, Lake Forest College Legal Studies Program, and AAUW Waukegan Area Branch. The public is welcome to attend.

For more information contact lwvlakecounty@gmail.com

Press Release: False Confessions: A Panel Discussion with Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden

PRESS RELEASE

From the League of Women Voters of Lake County

For Immediate Release: March 29, 2012

For information, contact: lwvlakecounty@gmail.com

 

False Confessions: Do They Happen? How? Why?
A Panel Discussion with Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden

Juan Rivera, Jed Stone and Rob Warden will participate in a panel discussion titled, "False Confessions: Do They Happen? How? Why?" at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel at Lake Forest College.

Juan Rivera is a former inmate who was convicted on the basis of a false confession. He was recently released after 19 years in prison when the Appellate Court overturned his 1993 rape and murder conviction of 11-year-old Holly Staker. Jed Stone is a criminal defense attorney and Rob Warden is the Executive Director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University School of Law.

This event is co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lake County, Lake Forest College Ethics Center, Lake Forest College Politics Department, Lake Forest College Legal Studies Program, and AAUW Waukegan Area Branch. The public is welcome to attend.

For more information contact lwvlakecounty@gmail.com

Photo: Candidate Forum Held March 5, 2012

March 5, 2012 Candidate Forum held at Round Lake Beach Cultural and Civic Center

Candidates for the Lake County Board, State Senate and US Representatives participated in this candidate forum that was sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Lake County and the Round Lake Area Library District.

Photos: Countywide Offices Candidates Forum Held 2/12/2012

Photos from the candidate forum co-sponsored with The Daily Herald. The forum was held Sunday, February 12 at the University Center of Lake County. 

State's Attorney Candidates

(Republicans - Louise Hayes, Mike Neirheim, Bryan Winter
Democrats - Chris Kennedy, Reginald Mathews, Karen Boyd Williams)

Clerk of the Circuit Court Candidates

(Republicans -  Gerald Dietz , Keith Brin) 

Coroner Candidates
( Democrats - Thomas Rudd, Artis Yancey
Republicans - Steve Newton, Howard Cooper)

Welcome by Pete Nenni
Lake County Managing Editor
Daily Herald

• Also participating were Republican Lake County Recorder candidates, Bob Bednar and Marty Blumenthal.
• Candidates who were unopposed in the primary did not participate.