Friday Roundup: Forensic Misconduct and Proving Innocence
07.15.11
New science proves that a lethal fire which resulted in an arson conviction against an Indiana woman
was an accident
.
A federal judge ruled that a Navy official who was wrongfully convicted and forced to leave the service due to the work of a discredited lab analyst
was not owed back pay by the Navy.
A former Oklahoma Attorney General
is leading a state Justice Commission
in review of wrongful convictions cases overturned by DNA evidence.
The Pennsylvania Innocence Project
is fighting to free three men
from prison who claim innocence. And a column this week in the Philadelphia News
explores the science behind cross-racial misidentifications
.
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