Here is an article from The Justice Project about the problem in Texas of wrongful convictions:
http://www.thejusticeproject.org/blog/texas-panel-recommends-critical-reforms-to-prevent-wrongful-convictions/
I want to correct the stats I gave yesterday. I had a chance to double check (Innocence Project's website). There have been a total of 266 DNA exonerations since DNA testing first became available in 1989. 41 of those were in Texas. 20 of those were in Dallas County.
To answer your question about who is paying for the DNA tests: I believe the judge agreed to allow 3 pieces of evidence to be submitted for testing. That was over 2 years ago and the state is so backed up with cases that it just hasn't gotten done yet. There are several more pieces that the...
I once read through some of Darlie's trial transcripts and came across something VERY interesting. The night of the murders, in fact less than an hour before, a woman who lived 1/3 of a mile from Darlie (I mapquested the addresses and found that they lived 0.39 miles from each other)...
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