Deirdre Enright is a Professor of Law at the University of Virginia and the Director of Investigations at UVA's Innocence Project. She takes us through the details of the arrest and questionable conviction of Messiah Johnson for armed robbery in 2000 who is still in prison. Deirdre's examination of this case reveals the flaws in our legal justice system and challenges the assumption of the term “and justice for all”.

Deirdre Enright is director of investigation for the Law School's Innocence Project Clinic. Enright previously worked at the Virginia Capital Representation Resource Center, where she represented clients and consulted on cases in all stages of capital litigation, with primary focus on federal and state postconviction proceedings and Supreme Court certiorari review. After graduating from the University of Virginia Law School in 1992, Enright worked as a staff attorney at the Mississippi Capital Defense Resource Center.


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