MTIP Board Member and criminal defense attorney Paul Leisher sat down with MTIP Communications Associate Ashley Miller to explain the highly controversial diagnosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome, the role it played in MTIP client Aaron Oliphant’s case, and its implications for wrongful conviction.

During the 2025 Legislative Session the Montana Innocence Project fought for legislation to restore and improve a compensation program for exonerees, establish state coordinated reentry services, institute work time credit for individuals under state supervision, and to protect the innocent from capital punishment.

Today's conversation with MTIP Executive Director Amy Sings In The Timber examines the outcomes of HB 205, SB 217, HB 718, and HB 93. We will learn about the resulting reforms to the criminal legal system as well as the impact of the reform that did not pass, and how MTIP will move forward in the interim session.

MTIP Communications Associate Ashley Miller spoke with Dr. John Morgan, an author, researcher, and professor, internationally recognized for his work in forensic science. Dr. Morgan discussed his extensive research on forensic science errors in wrongful convictions, as well as how we can work towards mitigating future errors, and making system based reforms by forensic practitioners. Take a listen!