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Friday Roundup: DNA Evidence Under Review
Posted: July 23, 2010 3:03 pm
Are prosecutors and judges exempt from the rules that they apply to others in the criminal-justice system?
After initial reluctance, Florida Supreme Court judge welcomes the state's new Innocence Commission.
A Texas District Judge gets emotional recommending the release of a Houston man who served almost half his life in prison for sexual assault DNA evidence proves he did not commit.
A Kentucky man linked to rape through DNA evidence is sentenced to 200 years in prison.
A Vancouver man who says he was wrongfully convicted of a double homicide in 1977 claims two prosecutors hid key evidence in his case.
A judge ordered DNA testing in the case of an Ohio man serving 30 years to life in prison for aggravated murder and robbery that occurred nearly two decades ago.
DNA tests could be used to investigate alleged ballot fraud in Troy, New York
The Australian Government is seeking to establish national forensic standards. See the Just Science website for more on efforts to establish national forensic standards in the U.S.