Criminal
Aug. 28, 2001
Discarded DNA
With the advent of new techniques in DNA testing, a countrywide movement has been afoot to determine if defendants have been wrongly convicted. Attorneys Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld have presided over an "Innocence Project," re-examining old convictions, and over 92 defendants have been exonerated by re-testing the evidence in their cases.
By Alex Ricciardulli
With the advent of new techniques in DNA testing, a countrywide movement has been afoot to determine if defendants have been wrongly convicted. Attorneys Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld have presided over an "Innocence Project," re-examining old convictions, and over 92 defendants have been exonerated by re-testing the evidence in their ...
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