In Pursuit of Justice
There’s no question that DNA testing has irreversibly changed the criminal justice system. The sight of someone walking out of prison after having their innocence proven by DNA evidence is no longer uncommon. But how do you prove your innocence when there is no DNA? How do you “prove” innocence? Greg Taylor had spent nearly 17 years in prison when a three-judge panel found, by “clear and convincing” evidence, that he was not guilty of the first degree murder of Jacquetta Thomas. Greg would never have been declared innocent if not for the creation of a unique North Carolina state agency empowered to examine post-conviction claims of innocence. It is this process that sets Greg’s story apart from other exonerations. In Pursuit of Justice exposes the costs, human and otherwise, of wrongful convictions, primarily through the production and distribution of a full length documentary about Greg Taylor's case. Your support is needed so that we may promote the value of the NC Center on Actual Innocence and duplicate their success in other states.
