The following event is EXCLUSIVE to the University of Minnesota Law School and Alumni.

University of Minnesota Law School: YOU’RE INVITED! The Great North Innocence Project invites you to a screening of The Phantom on September 8, at 12:15pm, followed by a Q & A with staff attorney Andrew Markquart!

 September 8, 12:15pm 

Mondale Hall, Room 25  

The Phantom is a new documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Patrick Forbes that recently premiered to glowing reviews at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.  The film provides a gripping portrayal of the story behind the wrongful conviction and execution of Carlos DeLuna.  The Phantom is based on The Wrong Carlos, a book that Great North Innocence Project staff attorney Andrew Markquart co-authored with Professor James Liebman and others while a student at Columbia Law School.

Carlos DeLuna was convicted for the 1983 stabbing murder of Wanda Lopez in Corpus Christi, Texas and was executed in 1989. When Andrew and his Columbia colleagues dug into the case years later, what they found was a case study in the many ways that a criminal case can go wrong. They ultimately developed overwhelming evidence that DeLuna was innocent and that another man, Carlos Hernandez, was the true killer.

To watch the trailer click HERE. 

We hope you will join us on September 8!