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Postarrest and postconviction DNA exonerations have invariably involved ...... Her petition was based on the new DNA evidence, which was not available at ...
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www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles/dnaevid.txt
www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles/dnaevid.txt
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According to the Project, since 1989, there have been 248 post-conviction exonerations based on DNA evidence. Seventeen of those exonerated served time on death row. Twenty-seven states, the federal government and the District of Columbia, compensate individuals who were wrongfully incarcerated.
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www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec09/dna_12-18.html
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec09/dna_12-18.html
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There was no DNA evidence to support Atkins' claims of innocence in a fatal Los Angeles carjacking. Instead, ... Barry Scheck, co-director of the Innocence Project, a national group whose work relies almost exclusively on DNA testing, says enough cases exist to sustain a decade's worth of potential exonerations.
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www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-05-DNAside_N.htm
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-05-DNAside_N.htm
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Half the states lack requirements to preserve DNA evidence, despite a series of dramatic exonerations based on the critical biological material. ... Supporters of retaining DNA evidence point to a growing list of wrongly convicted prisoners who have been freed. But some prosecutors and lawmakers cite concerns ranging from...
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www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-05-dan-preservatio...
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-05-dan-preservation_N.htm
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It should be clear that the value of DNA evidence in Shirley's appeal is the extent to which a whole series of decisions based on probabilities becomes ...
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1351149/
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The proliferation of exonerations based on DNA has made it harder for prisoners seeking to prove their innocence in the much larger number of cases that do not involve DNA evidence, the New York Times reports.
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thecrimereport.org/2009/02/08/exoneration-focus-shifts-...
thecrimereport.org/2009/02/08/exoneration-focus-shifts-to-non-dna-cases/
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Oct 1, 2007 ... All but eight states now give inmates access to DNA evidence that ... as a result of these DNA exonerations is probably the single greatest ...
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www.nytimes.com/2007/10/01/us/01exonerate.html
www.nytimes.com/2007/10/01/us/01exonerate.html
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That change in public opinion can be traced to several high-profile exonerations because of DNA evidence, said Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit research organization that opposes the death penalty because ... Exonerations based on DNA evidence turned tide since 1990s...
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www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060...
www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060112/NEWS/601120355/1006
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After 21 Years in Prison - including 16 on Death Row - Curtis McCarty is Exonerated Based on DNA Evidence ... Robert Miller was exonerated based on DNA evidence in 1998 after serving more than 9 years on death row in Oklahoma for crimes he didn’t commit. Macy prosecuted Miller, and Gilchrist provided forensic...
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