ADVISORY/Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld to Speak At NSU's Law Center.Business Editors/Education Writers ADVISORY...for Wednesday Wednesday: see week. (March 8) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHAT: The Shepard Broad Law Center at Nova Southeastern
University will host nationally renowned lawyers, Barry
Scheck and Peter Neufeld, at NSU's Law Center.
WHEN: Today, Wednesday, March 8, 2000 at 5 p.m.
WHERE: Nova Southeastern University/Shepard Broad Law Center
Large Lecture Hall/3305 College Avenue
Fort Lauderdale
BACKGROUND
INFORMATION: The two will discuss their new book Actual Innocence,
written with New York Daily News columnist Jim Dwyer.
The book chronicles the stories of ten men who were
arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced for crimes
they did not commit. These men served years in prison,
in some cases on death row. Based on the work of the
Innocence Project, which was founded by Scheck and
Neufeld in 1992, these men were exonerated when science
confirmed their actual innocence.
ON-SITE
CONTACT: Linda Lahey, director of Development Research and
Special Events at NSU's Law Center, at (954) 262-6111.
Editor's Note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Media can interview Scheck and Neufeld on March 8 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at NSU's Shepard Broad Law Center Shepard Broad Law Center, founded in 1974, is the law school of Nova Southeastern University. The Law Center is housed in Leo Goodwin Sr. Hall, located on Nova Southeastern University's main campus in Davie, Florida and is named after university founder Shepard Broad. in the Faculty Study room. |
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