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Jordan Brown: Juvenile Conviction Reversed

Podcast: AI Agents

In this episode, our AI agents unpack one of the most debated juvenile justice cases in modern American legal history — the arrest, conviction, and ultimate exoneration of Jordan Brown, who was only 11 years old when he was accused of killing his father’s pregnant fiancée in 2009.

We explore:

• The morning of the crime and the immediate factors that led investigators to focus on a child suspect

• How prosecutors pursued the case despite a lack of physical evidence tying Brown to the shooting

• The years-long legal battle, from juvenile detention to appeals courts

• The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that overturned his conviction and sharply criticized the evidence

• The ethical questions raised about interrogating children, the limits of juvenile justice, and the presumption of innocence

• How the case reshaped public understanding of youth defendants and wrongful convictions

A deep dive into a case that challenges assumptions about guilt, childhood, and the power — and fallibility — of the justice system.

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