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Austin police turning to DNA to solve thefts (www.statesman.com)
More than a decade after DNA testing became one of law enforcement agencies' best methods for solving violent crimes such as homicides and sexual assaults, Austin police have joined only a small... More
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Texas DNA testing backlog may be helped by federal grant (gritsforbreakfast.blogspot.com)
Lab backlogs are hurting police investigations in Texas. Results from state labs can take months.
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Ohio must join other states in long-term preservation of DNA evidence (www.cleveland.com)
The state's reluctance to join the 21st century gives comfort to every rapist on the lam and perhaps on the prowl, and sleepless nights to every victim still hoping for justice. It is simply... More
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Preserve DNA evidence (blog.nj.com)
Years before the development of DNA analysis, cries of innocence from convicts more often than not were met with shrugs or laughter. The advent of DNA evidence, however, has allowed some prisoners to... More
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High court to review prisoners' right to DNA tests (www.usatoday.com)
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether defendants have a constitutional right to obtain crime-scene evidence for DNA testing years after a conviction. The case involves an Alaska man... More
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Supreme Court to Review DNA Case (www.nytimes.com)
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review an Alaska rape case to determine whether a defendant has a constitutional right to have tests conducted on genetic evidence found at a crime scene. The... More
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20 years ago, Harris DNA conviction made Texas history (www.chron.com)
He preyed upon older women, some in their 70s, one as old as 99, police said. He raped them. And sometimes, authorities said, he beat them to death. During the mid-1980s, police had a suspect for... More
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DNA Evidence: Helpful or Hurtful? (www.ktrh.com)
It's been nearly 20 years since the first person in Harris County was convicted using DNA evidence. Since then, this valuable tool has become a double edged sword.
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Colo. DA: new DNA testing unnecessary in old cases (news.yahoo.com)
Months after a 1999 murder conviction was overturned by DNA evidence, a Colorado district attorney says a review of thousands of convictions yielded not one case in which new DNA technology would... More
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California DA Wins Partial Control of Crime Lab (www.innocenceproject.org)
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 yesterday to award oversight of the country’s forensic labs to a three-member panel comprised of the District Attorney, County Sheriff and County... More
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