Friday Roundup: DNA Tests Ordered and Waiting for Compensation
03.11.11
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.
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