Madeleine74
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Absolutely! So glad Mr. Sledge finally got the DNA testing. DNA testing didn't exist when the crime he was accused of committing in 1977 (or 78?) occurred. The only thing they could determine at the time is limb hairs came from a black man. Obviously not good enough by any standards. That and false witness testimony where he allegedly confessed to 1 or 2 guys in prison that he did the crime. The cases we see overturned usually are ones where the conviction occurred before there was DNA testing available and false witness testimony convinced the jury. All these Innocence Commissions have a high standard to accepting a case, and DNA testing that will absolve a convicted person is one of their primary tools. The tragedy is how long it takes to actually get evidence tested so that the person's innocence can be proved.