Criminal
Feb. 14, 2013
DA offices check their work
In recent years, some DA offices have created conviction integrity units to double-check the work of prosecutors to ensure convictions stand up to innocence claims by those who've been convicted.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
An unlikely actor has successfully overturned convictions for crimes including armed robbery, sexual assault, and serial stranger rape in Santa Clara County: the district attorney's office itself.
In recent years, some district attorneys' offices in the state have created fledgling conviction integrity units. The programs double-check the work of prosecutors to ensure that convictions stand ...
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