Confronting Wrongful Convictions in Trinidad and Tobago — A Conversation with Attorney Brent Winter

Dr. Dan Krane uncovered eight major errors in the DNA evidence that led to Julian Washington’s wrongful conviction for murder in Bermuda. His findings persuaded the UK’s Privy Council to overturn the conviction and forced Bermuda to review more than 400 other cases.

A 1 in 46 million chance — that’s what jurors heard before convicting Julian Washington. But what if the story behind the DNA told a different truth?

Charged, shunned, and abandoned—even after DNA excluded them. More than a decade later, two brothers from St. James are still battling the state for redress. What does justice mean when the truth isn’t enough?

R.C. was shot, lost his leg, and then lost his freedom. What followed—years of bail, endless police check-ins, and a trial with no case—shows how easily a victim can become the accused in Jamaica’s justice system.

In this episode of Stuck, host Andrew Wildes speaks with Maria Shepherd, who lived for 25 years with the stigma of a wrongful conviction—and now uses her story to fight for justice and accountability in Canada’s courts.

In this episode of Stuck, host Andrew Wildes sits down with Professor Jessica Henry—attorney, former public defender, Montclair State University scholar, and author of Smoke but No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes That Never Happened.

In this episode of STUCK, Andrew Wildes talks with veteran Jamaican lawyer Bert Samuels about the causes of wrongful convictions in Jamaica. They discuss police and prosecutorial misconduct, the role of defence counsel, and the harsh conditions of detention.

In Jamaica's highest court in London, Lescene Edwards’ case explodes with new forensic evidence. There is one question: Was it murder, or was it suicide?

This is the battle for justice that could change everything.

In this episode of Stuck, host Andrew Wildes discusses the complexities of wrongful convictions with Professor Kent Roach, author of the book Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice.

In this episode of Stuck, we revisit one of Jamaica’s most devastating wrongful convictions. From biased police tactics to flawed forensic evidence, we unpack how one man was convicted of what researchers call an imagined crime —and what it cost him, his family, and the country.

In this premiere episode of Stuck, host Andrew Wildes unpacks how a justice system designed to protect the innocent turned its back on science, due process, and truth. Despite being excluded by DNA, two brothers were dragged through the ordeal of a trial while the real perpetrator, Patrick Green, continued raping—again and again and again and again and again.

Since 1989 more than 3500 people in the US have been exonerated—proven innocent after they were arrested, charged, convicted and lost all their appeals. Canada, the UK and other countries also have robust systems to exonerate the wrongfully convicted.

What about Jamaica?