California’s governor has issued a moratorium on capital punishment in California, providing a reprieve for hundreds of inmates sentenced to death. NCIP has issued a statement..
Governor Jerry Brown signed two bills into law sponsored by the California Innocence Coalition, a group made up of three innocence organizations in California..
In the latest case of advanced medical evidence exonerating people who have been wrongly accused, a Chico couple, Peter and Edelyn Yhip, have had their case dismissed..
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33 years and counting...
Jack Sagin
NCIP's longest-serving client continues his fight for freedom.
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Along with her husband, Dr. Peter Yhip, NCIP client Edelyn Yhip was charged with the murder of her 2-year-old son in 2012. On August 23, 2018, the judge dismissed the case due to lack of sufficient evidence.
Zavion Johnson
In 2002, Zavion Johnson was wrongfully convicted of killing his four-month old daughter, Nadia. Johnson was convicted based solely on false expert medical testimony.
Darwin Crabtree
In 1991, Darwin Crabtree was convicted of sexually molesting his two sons who were 12 and 8 at the time of his trial. The boys, who were in the care of an unlicensed therapist in training during their parents’ tumultuous divorce
