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Former boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter holds up the writ of habeas corpus that freed him from prison, during a news conference held in Sacramento, Calif., in 2004. Carter, who spent almost 20 years in jail after twice being convicted of a triple murder he denied committing, has died at his home in Toronto at 76. (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)
Alleged Hungarian war criminal Laszlo Csatary covers his face in a car as he leaves the Budapest prosecutor’s office in 2012, where he was questioned by detectives on charges of war crimes. He was indicted in June 2013 by Hungarian authorities for abusing Jews and contributing to their deportation to Nazi death camps during World War II. (Bea Kallos / Associated Press)
Sante Kimes testifies in 2004 during her murder trial in Los Angeles Superior Court. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Zeituni Onyango’s immigration status was revealed days before her nephew, Barack Obama, won his first presidential election in 2008. At the time, she was living in the United States illegally while appealing a denial of her asylum request. (Josh Reynolds / Associated Press)
“Defending doesn’t mean excusing,” Jacques Verges once said. “A lawyer doesn’t judge, doesn’t condemn, doesn’t acquit. He tries to understand.” (Jack Guez / AFP/Getty Images)