Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN — In the decade since state lawmakers last addressed wrongful convictions, Texas has earned the distinction of having the highest number of exonerations based on DNA evidence in the nation.
Daily Archives: February 4, 2011
Ellis works to halt wrongful convictions
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Posted in DNA Legislation, Innocence Project
The Chief Justice of the ACT Supreme Court says evidence in a sexual assault case has identified serious flaws in police processing of DNA.
ABC Net Australia
The Chief Justice of the ACT Supreme Court says evidence in a sexual assault case has identified serious flaws in police processing of DNA.
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Posted in Forensic Industry News
Grants thaw cold cases
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Posted in Funding
New Tool Solving Crimes in PG
KION California
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif–It’s a revolutionary new tool for law enforcement. Something as simple as a candy wrapper can catch a criminal. It’s what’s on those wrappers that are supplying the clues.
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Posted in Forensic Industry News
Schoolgirl death trial awash in DNA testimony
CBC News Manitoba
The trial of a man accused in the death of a Winnipeg schoolgirl was awash Thursday morning in testimony about the branch of DNA science used as an investigative tool in the case.
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Posted in Cold Cases