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.

















