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Heinrich Boere is shown at his trial in Aachen, Germany. During the proceedings, Boere admitted to killing three civilians as a member of the “Silbertanne,” or “Silver Fir,” hit squad -- a unit of largely Dutch SS volunteers responsible for reprisal killings of countrymen who were considered anti-Nazi. (Martin Meissner / Associated Press)
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)
For decades, Lo Hsing Han was considered one of the world’s biggest traffickers of heroin. Here, he attends the inauguration ceremony of Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, in 2007. (Khin Maung Win / Associated Press)
Sante Kimes testifies in 2004 during her murder trial in Los Angeles Superior Court. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
“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)