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Friday Roundup: The Quest for a DNA Test
Posted: June 17, 2011 5:20 pm
The Kentucky Supreme Court granted a hearing to a death row inmate that will determine whether he should get additional DNA testing on evidence from the 1979 murder he is convicted of.
An Ohio judge could grant a new trial to a death row inmate after reviewing a police report that focuses on an alternate suspect in a 1997 murder.
A rally in New York called for the creation of a statewide Innocence Commission to evaluate cases of possible wrongful conviction and consider reforms to prevent future injustice.
Police in St. Petersburg, Florida will reevaluate a policy on exchanging information for reduced sentenced for confidential informants.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that police must take steps to ensure that children are aware of their rights during an interrogation.
Massachusetts’ Attorney General wrote a letter to the Boston Herald editor in response to criticism about Dennis Maher’ exoneration.
Blood tests in a Michigan drunk driving case were ruled inadmissible because the margin of error was not disclosed by the crime lab’s chief toxicologist.