“I Did It, but . . . I Didn’t”: When Rejected Affirmative Defenses Produce Wrongful Convictions

I. Introduction II. Wrongful Convictions and Failed Affirmative Defenses III. When Rejected Affirmative Defenses Produce Wrongful Convictions: Case Studies ... A. Exonerations in the Wake of Rejected Justification Defenses ... B. Exonerations in the Wake of Rejected Excuse Defenses IV. What Went Wrong? Sources of Error in Failed Affirmative Defense Exoneration Cases ... A. Failed Self-Defense ... B. Failed Excuse Defenses V. Compensation for Wrongful Conviction and Incarceration VI. Conclusion