Focus (Forum & Focus)
May 23, 2008
Cell Outs
According to a recent 9th Circuit case, DNA can be attacked if the prosecutor improperly argues the significances of DNA or if the samples were improperly collected, preserved and tested, writes Frank Loo. - Focus Column
By Frank Loo
This article appears on Page 5
About 20 years ago, DNA evidence was celebrated as a great advance in the search for truth, and convicting the guilty and acquitting the innocent. DNA evidence has been used recently in freeing people who were wrongfully convicted, and demonstrating the flaws in the jury system and witness identification. In 2001, a post-conviction testing law went into af...
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