| The latter proved that total exoneration of the government turns out to be no exoneration at all. |
| However, the exoneration of the conglomerate owners is drawing strong protests from civic activists, supported by some in the legal community. |
| Cases where ex gratia compensation is paid on grounds other than serious default or complete exoneration will be very rare. |
| He says despite the hundreds of exonerations in the US, proving innocence still takes years. |
| In 1999, the Innocence Project analyzed 62 exonerations in the United States. |
| Of the 328 exonerations they identified in the intervening years, 145 involved DNA evidence. |
