Christina Swarns (@ChristinaSwarns) / X

Christina Swarns

7,276 posts

Christina Swarns

@ChristinaSwarns

@innocence executive director with 30 years of criminal defense experience. Argued and won before SCOTUS. @pennlaw and @howardU alum.

New York, NY

Joined March 2013

Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Sep 18, 2024
URGENT: Marcellus Williams is scheduled for execution next week. He is INNOCENT. The Governor of Missouri can and should prevent this. Please reach out to him and ask him not to allow this execution to go forward!
Innocence Project
@innocence
Sep 16, 2024
.@GovParsonMO Please do not let Missouri execute #MarcellusWilliams, an innocent person — where there is overwhelming evidence that his trial was constitutionally unfair — on 9/24. shorturl.at/K7jDT
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Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Sep 24, 2024
There is a request for a stay of execution pending before the United States Supreme Court. Please keep the pressure on!
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Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Sep 24, 2024
The Supreme Court has denied our requests for a stay of execution. Thank you so very much for your support. Please pray, take a moment of silence, or send your best thoughts to Mr. Williams and his loved ones. 💔
Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Sep 24, 2024
There is a request for a stay of execution pending before the United States Supreme Court. Please keep the pressure on!
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Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Oct 2, 2021
Since 1973, over 185 people have been exonerated from death row. Over half of them are Black. Abolishing the death penalty is a matter of racial justice. This #WrongfulConvictionDay, the fight for a fair and just criminal legal system continues.
Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Apr 27, 2020
A bit of professional news ... I’m incredibly excited to be joining @innocence as it’s new Executive Director! I can’t wait to work with that brilliant cadre of lawyers, policy advocates, researchers and, of course, exonorees! #GoodTroubleAhead
Innocence Project
@innocence
Apr 27, 2020
Please help us welcome @ChristinaSwarns to the team. We can't wait for her to lead us in September! bit.ly/2KFKc3i
Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Aug 5, 2023
What a huge loss. Tree was brilliant and an absolute warrior for justice. He was also incredibly kind, generous with his time and a mentor to many, including me. May he Rest in Power. Charles Ogletree, legal scholar who championed reparations, dies at 70
Charles Ogletree, legal scholar who championed reparations, dies at 70
From washingtonpost.com
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Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
May 23, 2022
Ineffective assistance of counsel is a leading cause of wrongful conviction. Today's decision will leave innocent people in the nightmarish position of having no court to turn for justice. It underscores the need to properly resource our public defenders & appointed counsel.
Innocence Project
@innocence
May 23, 2022
Establishing innocence and overturning a wrongful conviction is never easy. Today's Supreme Court decision makes it that much harder to secure justice for wrongly convicted people. Read @ChristinaSwarns' op-ed to learn why this decision is step backward. nyti.ms/3lyl0hY
Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Feb 15, 2019
This is excellent. When I was in jury duty in Newark, we were asked whether we believed the criminal justice system was fair. It seemed pretty clear that a “yes” answer would provoke either a cause or peremptory, leaving only those who saw no problems w/our very troubled system.
Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Nov 27, 2018
Wow: NY Court of Appeals rules that the Sixth Amendment requires a jury trial for people facing trial for crimes which, if convicted, will subject them to deportation. #AppellateTwitter nycourts.gov/ctapps/Decisio…
Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Jan 16, 2023
"Even though...the law cannot make a man love me, it can restrain him from lynching me, and I think that’s pretty important also...[W]hile the law may not change the hearts of men, it can and it does change the habits of men...[a]nd...soon the attitudes will be changed." MLK, Jr.
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Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Jun 5, 2024
Words cannot express our gratitude to @ava and @netflix! This gift will support the ongoing work of @innocence project to correct and prevent wrongful convictions, like the one endured by the Exonerated Five.
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Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Nov 18, 2021
Muhammad Aziz and Khalil Islam have been exonerated.
Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Aug 5, 2024
Read. This. The DNA says he didn't do it. The Prosecuting Attorney says he's innocent. But Marcellus Williams -- an innocent man --faces execution in Missouri in 50 days. #SaveMarcellus
Innocence Project
@innocence
Aug 5, 2024
We have 50 days left to stop Missouri from executing an innocent person on Sept. 24. #SaveMarcellus innocenceproject.org/petitions/stop…
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Christina Swarns
@ChristinaSwarns
Nov 19, 2021
There are more innocent people on death row. But I have good news for ⁦@JoeBiden⁩! Today. Right now. He can commute any (and all!) federal death sentence. White House Says Biden Has 'Grave Concerns' on Death Penalty After Julius Jones Commutation
Julius Jones Case Gives Biden 'Grave Concerns' About Death Penalty
From newsweek.com