Case Review
A credible innocence claim deserves disciplined review. ROAR Kingdom begins with evidence suggesting the convicted person may not have committed the crime.
How ROAR reviews a case
- Case Identity. Court, jurisdiction, case number, offense, sentence, custody status, attorney status, and urgent deadlines.
- Procedural History. Arrest, trial, sentencing, appeal, post-conviction proceedings, habeas, parole, prior innocence claims, and current procedural posture.
- State’s Theory. What prosecutors said happened and what evidence they relied upon.
- Defense Theory. What was presented and what potentially available defense was not presented.
- Innocence Evidence. DNA, forensic, digital, location, video, alibi, alternate-suspect, recantation, impeachment, medical, timeline, or exclusion evidence.
- Contradictions. Police reports versus testimony, earlier versus later statements, prosecution argument versus record, forensic claims versus laboratory files, and appellate descriptions versus trial evidence.
- Missing Evidence. Discovery, transcripts, exhibits, lab files, police files, interviews, video, phone records, prior statements, or potential Brady/Giglio material.
- Reinvestigation Plan. What should now be located, tested, disclosed, compared, reconstructed, or professionally reviewed.
What strengthens a case
- Affirmative evidence pointing away from the defendant
- Forensic exclusion or testable physical evidence
- Credible new witnesses, recantations, or alternate-suspect evidence
- Provably false or impossible testimony
- Suppressed or newly discovered exculpatory evidence
- Major contradictions in the record
- Digital or location evidence capable of testing the State’s timeline
Before submitting
Please do not send original or irreplaceable evidence. Start with copies and a clear explanation of why the person may be factually innocent. Identify any known legal deadlines immediately. If an attorney currently represents the person, say so.
ROAR Kingdom is not a law firm. Case review, organization, investigation support, referral, public education, and advocacy do not create an attorney-client relationship. A licensed attorney should advise on legal strategy, filings, deadlines, preservation, exhaustion, and jurisdiction-specific requirements.
