Innocence Blog

Friday Roundup: DNA Tests Ordered and Waiting for Compensation

Posted: March 11, 2011 3:38 pm

A Georgia judge ordered DNA tests in the case of a death row inmate behind bars for a 1978 murder.

Virginia evidence review has cleared five people with DNA evidence since it was established just five years ago.

The Texas Supreme Court ordered the state to compensate a man who was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and spent nearly 20 years in prison.

Many Louisiana prisoners who have been wrongfully convicted face a long wait for compensation.

The testimony of a jailhouse informant plays a major role in California murder case.