ABOUT INNOCENCE PROJECT NORTHWEST

In 1997, Professor Jacqueline McMurtrie founded Innocence Project Northwest as the third independent innocence organization in the United States. Twenty years later, IPNW has evolved from its roots as a volunteer effort to a non-profit law firm affiliated with the University of Washington School of Law. IPNW’s core mission – to free innocent prisoners and prevent future wrongful convictions through education and policy reform – remains as critical today as it was 20 years ago.

Through the work of our dedicated staff, students and pro bono partners, along with the generous support of our donors, IPNW has exonerated 14 Washington men and women who collectively served over 100 years in prison for crimes they did not commit and helped secure freedom for many other individuals. Efforts to improve criminal justice in Washington and support exonerees has led to important reforms and new laws involving eyewitness identification procedures, the preservation of evidence and access to post-conviction DNA testing, and the right of exonerees to receive compensation for their wrongful convictions.

Despite these many accomplishments there is a growing demand for our services: IPNW continues to receive over 500 requests for assistance from prisoners each year; exonerating innocent prisoners remains incredibly complex, time consuming and expensive; our exonerees continue to struggle to rebuild their lives after they are released from prison; and key reforms that could prevent wrongful convictions are yet to be instituted.

As we face these challenges, IPNW is honored to be a leading organization in the worldwide innocence movement. This is a role we could not play without the longtime support of so many of you joining us tonight. Thank you for being part of tonight’s celebration, for your generosity and your dedication to justice.

I N T R O D U C T O R Y R E M A R K SA N N A T O L I N , I P N W E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R

R E C O G N I T I O N O F I P N W ’S F O U N D E RJ A C K I E M C M U R T R I E

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K E Y N O T E A D D R E S SS U N N Y J A C O B S & P E T E R P R I N G L E

E XO N E R E E I N T R O D U C T I O NJ A S O N P U R A C A LV I D E O B Y D A L T O N I C F I L M S

S TA N D F O R I N N O C E N C EK I M B E R L Y A M B R O S E

Proceeds from tonight’s event will fund IPNW’s vital efforts to free more innocent Washington prisoners, improve criminal justice policy in our state, and support exonerees as they work to rebuild their lives in freedom.

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IPNW STAFF (L-R) Lara Zarowsky, Kate Huber, Peter Moreno, Jackie McMurtrie, Alycia Delmore, Lauren McLane, Katie Seward, Anna Tolin, Joe Pierce

Sunny was sentenced to death at the age of 28 for the murder of two police officers in Florida. A mother of two, Sunny’s children ended up in foster care after

her arrest. It would take another 17 years before Sunny’s conviction was reversed and she was freed in 1992. Her story became part of the award-winning play The Exonerated. Sunny is also the author of Stolen Time: One Woman’s Inspiring Story as an Innocent Condemned to Death,

and she is featured as one of 100 remarkable women in the recent anthology Poems That Make Grown Women Cry.

IMPRISONED 17 YEARS

IMPRISONED 15 YEARS

S O N I A “ S U N N Y ”

JACOBS

P E T E R

PRINGLEIPNW is honored to welcome death row exonerees and human rights activists, Sunny Jacobs and Peter Pringle

Sunny and Peter were separately sentenced to death for murders they did not commit – Sunny in Florida and Peter in Ireland. After surviving years imprisoned on death row, both were ultimately exonerated. The two met in 1998 when Sunny traveled to Ireland to speak at an Amnesty International event. In 2011, Sunny and Peter were officially married in New York. Today, they travel the world to share their stories and advocate against the death penalty. They also operate the Sunny Center at their home in the Connemara region of Ireland to provide a place of healing and support for those who have been wrongly convicted. In addition to giving tonight’s keynote address, Sunny and Peter will bring the work of the Sunny Center to Seattle and facilitate a healing retreat for our northwest exonerees during their visit.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

In 1980 Peter was convicted of murdering two police officers after a bank robbery in Ireland. He was sentenced to be hanged before Ireland abolished the

death penalty. Days before his scheduled execution, Peter’s death sentence was commuted, but he still faced a 40-year sentence. Immersing himself in legal books, Peter appealed his case and was ultimately exonerated after 15 years in prison. In addition to his work as an activist, Peter

is a beloved Moth participant and his story is featured in the 2017 book The Moth Presents All These Wonders: True Stories about Facing the Unknown.

When I was in that cell, I realized that until they killed me, I was still my own person.

They couldn’t imprison my mind, my spirit or my heart.” -PETER PRINGLE

Human rights advocate Alejandra Gonza is Director of the International Human Rights Clinic at UW School of Law. Her recent successes as co-counsel

on two wrongful convictions in Mexico represent a growing recognition of wrongful convictions worldwide. Working through the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and engaging in tireless media advocacy, Ale helped secure the release of U.S. citizen Nestora Salgado of Seattle, an

indigenous leader persecuted and arbitrarily detained in Mexico after she returned to her hometown to help combat cartel violence. Ale was also instrumental in freeing Mexican Ananias Laparra who had been tortured into confessing to a murder he did not commit and was wrongly imprisoned for 12 years. Working through the Inter-American Commission, Ale negotiated a settlement that led to monetary support for Ananias and his family, a public apology and recognition of innocence by the government of Chiapas, and an agreement to implement legal reforms there to prevent future wrongful convictions.

INNOCENCE ADVOCATE AWARD

INNOCENCE CHAMPION AWARD

A L E J A N D R A

GONZA

C A S E Y

STAMM

AWARD RECIPIENTS

C asey Stamm has fought for the wrongly convicted since she enrolled in law school 20 years ago, earning a reputation as a fearless and creative advocate for

clients through her work as a public defender and private criminal defense lawyer. As a law student, Casey was an Innocence Project Northwest volunteer on the legal team for Wenatchee sex ring client Meredith Town. Casey provided critical investigative work and wrote the petition leading to

Mr. Town’s release and exoneration in 2000. Casey continued to make significant contributions in post-conviction and death penalty cases throughout her career and is recognized as a brilliant resource by her colleagues in the criminal defense community. In 2014, Casey responded to IPNW’s call for help and agreed to assist on a complex case after the Washington Supreme Court denied relief for our client in a 5-4 decision. Casey brought fresh energy and her considerable intellect to litigating the federal habeas petition in U.S. District Court and the Ninth Circuit. When we did not prevail in federal court, Casey responded with the tenacity she is known for and continues to strategize about avenues of relief while devoting countless hours of pro bono service to remedy the miscarriage of justice in this case.

SINCE 1989, THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 2,021 MEN AND WOMEN EXONERATED IN THE UNITED STATES AND MORE THAN 17,610 YEARS OF FREEDOM LOST

EVERY IPNW SUCCESS IS A TEAM EFFORT. Thank you to the individuals and organizations that have left a lasting and significant impact on IPNW’s efforts to free the innocent and prevent future wrongful convictions.

Sara Alavi

Christina Albourus

David Allen

Kimberly Ambrose

Tom Andrews

Robert Aronson

Christopher Baird

Magda Baker

Anne Beardsley

Donna Beatty

Kurt Bennett

Craig Blackmon

Jane Boman

Jim Breitenbucher

William Broberg

Chris Bugbee

Kelly Canary

Chris Carney

Mindy Ater Carr

Nicole Carsley

Alena Ciecko

Alyse Collins

Lauren Conner

Theresa Connor

Kevin Curtis

Jacob D’Annunzio

Richard Devenport

Glenn Draper

Catherine Drews

Steve Drizin

Suzanne Elliott

Lorrie Elliott

Renee Eskenazi

Phillip Esplin

Iqbal Felisiano

Brian Ferrasci-O’Malley

Matt Ficcaglia

Laura Fox

Jeanine Giordano

Robert Goldsmith

Rita Griffith

Amanda Hailey

Heather Hightower

David Hoffer

Greg Hollon

Shon Hopwood

Wesley Hottot

Kate Huber

Marcy Hupp

Maureen Johnston

Alice Jones

Judy King

Heather Kirkwood

Karen Klein

Kathleen Kline

Andrew Langham

Sheila LaRose

Richard Leo

James Lobsenz

Felix Luna

Eric Mapes

David Marshall

Michael Martin

Steven Masada

William Maurer

William McGrath

Jackie McMurtrie

Michelle Modic

Amy Muth

Eric Neilsen

Erin Curtis Newton

Lenell Nussbaum

John Pantazis

Ashley Payne

Kelly Pfundheller Leonard

Neal Philip

Jessica Reiken

Boris Resnikov

David Roberson

James Roe

Karen Rogers

Robert Rosenthal

David Rubenstein

Karen Sanderson

Leta Schattauer

Ann Schwartz

Allison Sherrill

Gavin Skok

Casey Stamm

Michael Sprangers

Susan Stauffer

Gail Stygall

Anna Tolin

Fernanda Torres

Patrick Trompeter

Robert VanSiclen

Mark Vovos

Jeff Walker

Kimberly Watson

David Whedbee

Amy Williams

Matt Zuchetto

David Zuckerman

INNOCENCE ADVOCATE

Cong. Adam Smith 2013

Duane Statler 2014

Diane Meyers 2015

INNOCENCE CHAMPION

Jack & Leslie Hamann 2013

Rep. Tina Orwall 2014

Matthew Zuchetto 2015

Kevin Curtis 2016

PRO BONO AWARD

Joseph Pierce 2013

Jon Eldan 2015

J. Christopher Baird 2016

IPNW’s Founder Professor Jacqueline McMurtrie

IPNW FACULTY & STAFF Alycia Delmore, Kate Huber, Lauren McLane, Jackie McMurtrie, Peter Moreno, Katie Seward, Anna Tolin, Lara Zarowsky

IPNW 2016 FOUNDING NON-PROFIT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jason Puracal, Joseph Pierce, Kevin Stock

IPNW STAFF ALUMNI Joseph Adamson, Anne Beardsley Mizuta, Kelly Canary, Laura Fox, Farah Fanara, Sarah McFadden, John Pantazis, Mike Pope, Fernanda Torres

INNOCENCE NETWORK SUPPORT UNIT Meredith Kennedy & Sara LaCava Lieberman

UW SCHOOL OF LAW Dean Kellye Testy and our esteemed colleagues in the Clinical Law Program

UW SCHOOL OF LAW STUDENTS A special thanks to the more than 200 IPNW Litigation and Legislative Advocacy Clinic students who advocated for our clients and worked to improve criminal justice in Washington.

UW SCHOOL OF LAW SUPPORT STAFF & ALUMNI Laurie Carlsson, Lauren Collins, Harold Daniels, Cynthia Fester, Robin Gianattasio, Paula Kurose

WASHINGTON STATE PATROL CRIME LABORATORY Philip Hodge & Dr. Gary Shutler, National Institute of Justice Post-conviction DNA grant partners

ACLU of Washington

James Anderson

Ted Bradford

Rebecca Brown

Kevin Curtis

Larry Davis

George Delgado

Laura Fox

Nathan Janes

Mark Larson

Janelle Larson

Tom McBride

Alan Northrop

Tina Orwall

Stephen Ross

Dan Satterberg

Duane Statler

Collette Tvedt

UW Law Legislative Advocacy Clinic

Washington Defender Association

Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Lara Zarowsky

20 YEARS OF IMPACT

PAST IPNW AWARD RECIPIENTS

IPNW FREEDOM TEAMS LEGAL TEAM MEMBERS WHO HELPED FREE OR EXONERATE IPNW CLIENTS

DEDICATION & SIGNIFICANT SERVICE TO IPNW’S MISSION

Allen, Hansen, Maybrown & Offenbecher

Connelly Law Firm

Davis Wright Tremaine

MacDonald Hoague & Bayless

Microsoft

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP

Perkins Coie

Peterson Wampold Rosato Feldman Luna

Starbucks

Terrell Marshall Law Group

Van Siclen Stock & Firkins

Winston & Cashatt Lawyers

FIRMS WHO SUPPORT SIGNIFICANT PRO BONO AND INNOCENCE-RELATED CASE WORK OF THEIR MEMBERS

David Allen

Helen Anderson

Lincoln Beauregard

Al Clark

Jack Connelly

Suzanne Elliott

Tim Ford

Micah LeBanc

Felix Gavi Luna

Toby Marshall

Todd Maybrown

Boyd Mayo

Gayle McKool

Lenell Nussbaum

Joseph Pierce

Jason Puracal

Tori Ragen

Kana Sasakura

Kevin Stock

John Strait

Fernanda Torres

David Whedbee

Matt Zuchetto

David Zuckerman

INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE GIVEN SIGNIFICANT EXPERTISE AND VOLUNTEER SERVICE

POLICY REFORM PARTNERS THOSE WHO WORKED TO PASS NEW LAWS AND IMPLEMENT IMPROVED POLICIES TO PREVENT FUTURE CONVICTIONS AND SUPPORT EXONEREES

INNOCENCE PROJECT NORTHWEST EXONEREES AND FREED CLIENTS

T H A N K Y O U T O O U R

2016-17 VOLUNTEERS AND PRO BONO PARTNERS

IMPRISONED 15 YEARS

IMPRISONED 9 YEARS

IMPRISONED 4 YEARS

EXONER ATED 2015

EXONER ATED 2010

EXONER ATED 2009

DONOVAN

ALLEN

TED

BRADFORD

JAMES

ANDERSON

IMPRISONED 6 YEARS

IMPRISONED 4 YEARS

IMPRISONED 17 YEARS

EXONER ATED 2013

EXONER ATED 2013

EXONER ATED 2010

JERAMIE

DAVIS

TYLER

GASSMAN

LARRY

DAVIS

IMPRISONED 10 YEARS

CONVICTION VACATED 2016

HEIDI

GOODWIN

IMPRISONED 8 YEARS

LESTER

GRIFFIN

IMPRISONED 4 YEARS

IMPRISONED 17 YEARS

IMPRISONED 4 YEARS

IMPRISONED 10 YEARS

EXONER ATED 2013

EXONER ATED 2010

EXONER ATED 2013

FREED 2017

EXONER ATED 2013

PAUL

STATLER

ALAN

NORTHROP

ROBERT

LARSON

BRANDON

OLEBARAMAZONAndrew Ardinger

Hannah Barkely

Lea Bell

Lee Van Blerkom

Jennifer Brown

Cindy Chang

Julius Chen

Marnina Cherkin

Scott Ference

Jessica Gibson

Alexandra Gilbert

Christine Habeeb

Terri Israel

Rebecca Joseph

Chris Langowski

Rochelle Lewis

Mary Long

Nick Lundgren

Jessica McPherson

Ken Miller

Theresa Nixon

Bridget O’Connell

Jame Ortiz

Rochelle Purganan

Lynn Radliff

Sara Rawson

Carolyn Roberts

Bridgette Rouise

Christine Schram

Bryan Stump

Phil Summer

Brittany Thornton

Elena Trimceska

Brendan Vaughan

David Zapolsky

BODE CELLMARKHuma Nasir

DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINETaylor Ball

INNOCENCE NETWORK SUPPORT UNITMeredith Kennedy

Sarah LaCava Lieberman

MICROSOFTMichele Burlington

Brittany Carmichael

Laura Carter

Geoffrey Creighton

Kathleen DuRoss

Gunnar Halley

David Heiner

Mary Jo Schrade

Lissa Shook

Susan Sieh-Raffman

Sue Ventura

Megan Yoshimura

PERKINS COIEChris Baird

Jana Bratton

Karen Campbell

Sheree Carson

Susan Foster

Tom Hillier

Marcy Hupp

Janine Huso

Leah Medway

Anndreya Perez

Deborah Phillips

Rick Rasmussen

Ryan Thomas

Philip Thompson

Sherri Wyatt

SCHROETER GOLDMARK BENDERBriteney Mercer

STARBUCKSKevin Stock

WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATTISonja Gerrard

Chris Petroni

John Roberts

Melissa Siegel

Julie Armijo

Rodney Benjamin

Marcy Elert

Jeffrey Ellis

Neil Fox

Charles Hausberg

Lawrence Lincoln

Wendy Livesly

Rachelle Longe McGhee

Gayle McKool

Amy Read

Madeline Scarp

Laura Shaver

Casey Stamm

Ethan Steinman

Rebecca Stith

Alyssa Stout

Fernanda Torres

IPNW THANKS THE FOLLOWING FIRMS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE GENEROUSLY DONATED THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO IPNW DURING THE PAST YEAR

JEANNIE BENT

Freed 1999

LAWRENCE CATCHEWAY

Freed 2000

HENRY CUNNINGHAM

Exonerated 1999

RALPH GAUSVIK

Exonerated 2000

DORIS GREEN

Exonerated 2000

LAURA HOLT

Freed 1999

SELID HOLT

Freed 2000

SAGADEWAN NAICKER

Freed 2012

RANDALL REED

Freed 2000

CHERIE TOWN

Freed 1999

JOHN WISER

Freed 2001

NOT PICTURED

INNOCENCE PROJECT NORTHWEST THANKS THE FOLLOWING GENEROUS DONORS WHO, AS OF APRIL 28, 2017, MADE ADDITIONAL GIFTS AND IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT THIS EVENT AND OUR PROJECT

20TH ANNIVERSARY VISIONARY SPONSORSRiverStyx Foundation

FREEDOM FIGHTER $5,000Tom Douglas Restaurants

DEFENDERS $2,500Block 41

Mike & Patti Frost

MacDonald Hoague & Bayless

Lacey O’Malley Bail Bond Agency

Alan & Shawna Northrop

TABLE CAPTAINS $1,500Butler Beschen Law, PLLC

Carey & Lillevik, PLLC

D&G Backhoe, Inc.

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Mary Donovan

Tom Douglas Restaurants

Bill Gales & Jackie McMurtrie

Sonja Gerrard & Boaz Levi

Gordon & Saunders

UW Clinical Law Faculty

ADVOCATES $1,000Chloe Wines

Daltonic Films

Janet & Ned Delmore

Nicole Mitchell & Joe Pierce

Andy Morris, Seattle Vacation Home

Selman Breitman LLP

Jack & Michele Storms,

photostorms.com

FRIENDS $500Kevin & Julie Curtis

Fremont Brewing

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP

Sarah Moran

Mike Ramey

Todd Terbeek

Washington Association of

Criminal Defense Lawyers

David Zapolsky

SPONSORS