Criminal
Sep. 5, 2019
Court finds lack of DNA evidence, overturns murder conviction
An inmate’s 33-year battle for freedom has come to an end after the 6th District Court of Appeal overturned his murder conviction on DNA grounds.
A prisoner's 33-year battle for freedom has come to an end after the 6th District Court of Appeal overturned his murder conviction on DNA grounds in a case handled by the Northern California Innocence Project in partnership with Shearman & Sterling LLP.
The unanimous three-judge panel on Aug. 30 granted Jack Sagin's petition for habeas corpus, ruling the DNA found under a murder victim's fingernail did not belong to him. The ...
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