# LEGALST 325: Wrongful Convictions | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/LEGALST_325) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## course ### run id 20260907T155543-ce3781c4 ### semester 1272 ### observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### record version id 93af186502ec7f83c8ed694782b9f4a66a86124ff5afc917cde37682ce42f63c ### course id LEGALST 325 ### course uid course\_60f5b175a507709b63b4c347 ### catalog version id c24280c68a81bebce3d234a3571895540c1d38e93d4d30efa11f1ca0732ae305 ### course number 325 ### subjects * LEGALST ### title WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS ### description Study of evidentiary causes of wrongful convictions, including eyewitness misidentifications, false confessions, the use of jailhouse informants, and flaws in forensic science. Procedural and institutional causes of wrongful convictions, and within this context, question whether constitutional rights adequately protect against illegitimate outcomes. Explore potential ways to broaden conceptions of wrongful convictions, looking at mass surveillance, mass prosecution, mass conviction, sentencing severity, and the system's racially disproportionate impact at all intercept points. ### requirements text LEGAL ST/​SOC  131or217 ### credit offering ids None recorded. ### llm job id enrich-8b774950c2b6adfdc46d1b82 ### llm output id 1539bd90891a7e59363cc0c73c3e7a160cd3bdfb4da3f49f46b46594c5300170 ### llm model nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 ### llm model revision 1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5 ### llm task version 14 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary LEGALST 325 examines evidentiary and procedural causes of wrongful convictions and their systemic impacts. ### llm topics * Evidentiary causes of wrongful convictions. * Procedural and institutional causes. * Systemic issues including mass surveillance and racial disparity. ### llm skills * Critical analysis of constitutional protections in criminal justice. * Broadening conceptions of wrongful convictions beyond individual cases. ### llm assumed background * Foundational knowledge of the criminal justice system and legal processes. ### llm search phrases * wrongful conviction causes * forensic science flaws * eyewitness misidentification * false confessions * constitutional rights criminal justice ### llm requirements status valid ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status insufficient\_evidence ### catalog variants None recorded. ### student summary #### context hash 51e39a30be81e2c2e437b9fb66709fbc470926e31da0846945092ed6c4ac392e #### course id LEGALST 325 #### current instructors None recorded. #### difficulty workload None recorded. #### errors None recorded. #### historical context None recorded. #### message No course-specific reviews available #### offered false #### profile hash 5cb4dabf887cdbcd8c00d5a1312e10828b95c63f30bc3ea76aea199565390d02 #### quick take Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.29 GPA, 52.4% A/AB (n=105 letter grades). ```json { "citations": [ { "course_id": "LEGALST 325", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_record": { "entity_id": "17cb3c0d-ebd5-313a-bf97-aacf70382577", "file": "tables/observations.parquet", "kind": "grades", "source": "madgrades" }, "table": "grades_latest", "term_id": "1222", "type": "grade" } ] } ``` #### student experience None recorded. #### task hash 74fb0997943e888960bbc9e47db8c4fd12e4292d55c20509d8d89db6a9910f68 #### teaching history None recorded. #### term id 1272 #### term name 2026 Fall #### version 2 ### requirements #### nodes ```json [ { "children": [ "n0", "n1" ], "condition": null, "course": null, "evidence": "LEGAL ST/SOC 131or217", "id": "n2", "kind": "any" }, { "children": [], "condition": null, "course": { "course_number": 131, "minimum_grade": null, "subjects": [ "LEGALST", "SOC" ], "timing": "prior" }, "evidence": "LEGAL ST/SOC 131", "id": "n0", "kind": "course" }, { "children": [], "condition": null, "course": { "course_number": 217, "minimum_grade": null, "subjects": [ "LEGALST", "POLISCI" ], "timing": "prior" }, "evidence": "217", "id": "n1", "kind": "course" } ] ``` #### notes None recorded. #### root n2 #### status parsed ### instructors None recorded. ### offerings None recorded. ### sections None recorded. ### grade instructors ```json [ { "instructor_uid": "instructor_61c7d3ec2a98118b128cf739", "source": "madgrades", "source_instructor_id": "4743515", "identity_basis": "source_id", "identity_status": "source_identified", "name": "ION MEYN", "email": null, "first_observed_at": "2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00", "last_observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00", "ratings": { "review_count": 28, "quality": 4.29, "difficulty": 3.14, "quality_count": 28, "difficulty_count": 28, "profile_id": "rmp:1970246", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1970246", "match_basis": "exact_name", "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:35:47.067072+00:00", "courses": {}, "bayesian_quality": 4.027369076477748, "prior_mean": 3.6596857835465957, "prior_weight": 20 }, "grade_statistics": { "gpa": 3.338, "graded": 1838, "counts": [ 456, 564, 649, 121, 43, 1, 4 ], "sections": 47 }, "instructor_url": "/instructors/ION_MEYN--instructor_61c7d3ec2a98118b128cf739" } ] ``` ### grades ```json [ { "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "semester": "1272", "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00", "course_id": "LEGALST 325", "course_uid": "course_60f5b175a507709b63b4c347", "term_id": "1222", "term_name": "Fall 2021", "instructors": [ "Ion Meyn" ], "a": 21, "ab": 34, "b": 39, "bc": 7, "c": 4, "d": 0, "f": 0, "satisfactory": 2, "unsatisfactory": 0, "credit": 0, "no_credit": 0, "passed": 0, "incomplete": 2, "no_work": 0, "not_reported": 0, "other": 0, "total": 109, "source_aliases": [ "LEGALST 325" ] } ] ``` ### statistics #### gpa 3.29 #### graded 105 #### counts * 21 * 34 * 39 * 7 * 4 * 0 * 0 ### grade conflicts None recorded. ### evidence #### history * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_60f5b175a507709b63b4c347-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_60f5b175a507709b63b4c347-0.json) #### traces * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_60f5b175a507709b63b4c347-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_60f5b175a507709b63b4c347-0.json) #### results * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_60f5b175a507709b63b4c347-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_60f5b175a507709b63b4c347-0.json) ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ## context ### all #### term #### gpa 3.2904761904761903 #### count 105 #### university ##### size 1157 ##### gpa Percentile 22 ##### count Percentile 70 ##### median Count 64 ##### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 1 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 17 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 174 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 351 | true | | 3.6–4.0 | 614 | false | #### departments ```json [ { "subject": "LEGALST", "comparison": { "size": 11, "gpaPercentile": 40, "countPercentile": 90, "medianCount": 73, "histogram": [ { "range": "0.0–0.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.4–0.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.8–1.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.2–1.6", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.6–2.0", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.0–2.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.4–2.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.8–3.2", "count": 4, "current": false }, { "range": "3.2–3.6", "count": 5, "current": true }, { "range": "3.6–4.0", "count": 2, "current": false } ] } } ] ``` ### terms #### 1222 ##### term 1222 ##### gpa 3.2904761904761903 ##### count 105 ##### university ###### size 1157 ###### gpa Percentile 22 ###### count Percentile 70 ###### median Count 64 ###### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 1 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 17 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 174 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 351 | true | | 3.6–4.0 | 614 | false | ##### departments ```json [ { "subject": "LEGALST", "comparison": { "size": 11, "gpaPercentile": 40, "countPercentile": 90, "medianCount": 73, "histogram": [ { "range": "0.0–0.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.4–0.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.8–1.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.2–1.6", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.6–2.0", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.0–2.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.4–2.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.8–3.2", "count": 4, "current": false }, { "range": "3.2–3.6", "count": 5, "current": true }, { "range": "3.6–4.0", "count": 2, "current": false } ] } } ] ``` ### benchmarks #### all ##### school ###### size 1157 ###### gpa 3.563052311875811 ###### top Share 76.64869058732418 ###### count 64 ##### LEGALST ###### size 11 ###### gpa 3.405011333236349 ###### top Share 68.25517046489381 ###### count 73 #### terms ##### 1222 ###### school ###### size 1157 ###### gpa 3.563052311875811 ###### top Share 76.64869058732418 ###### count 64 ###### LEGALST ###### size 11 ###### gpa 3.405011333236349 ###### top Share 68.25517046489381 ###### count 73 ## instructor Trends ```json [ { "uid": "instructor_61c7d3ec2a98118b128cf739", "name": "ION MEYN", "count": 105, "terms": [ { "term": "1222", "count": 105, "sections": 1, "gpa": 3.2904761904761903 } ] } ] ``` ## following None recorded.