If the DNA they have doesn't belong to Daniel Ehrlick, it could exonerate him. Ehrlick, who is currently serving a life prison sentence, has appealed his case to the Idaho Supreme Court but has not filed for post-conviction relief in Ada County.
The Crown did not present Ehrlick's DNA to the jurors during his trial to help prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he killed Robert and dumped his body in a canal. Much of the evidence police developed against Ehrlick was through statements Jenkins made to police and others, and prosecutors worked to make sure they could call her to testify against Ehrlick but they never did.
Ehrlick has consistently denied killing the boy and even testified on his own behalf at the end of the trial but jurors weren’t convinced and it took them less than three hours to convict him.
4th District Judge Darla Williamson, who retired shortly after sentencing Jenkins’ last September, still serves as a senior judge in Ada County and she will handle Jenkins' post-conviction case.
A status conference is set for Oct. 9.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/...-jenkins-wants-relief-from.html#storylink=cpy
The Crown did not present Ehrlick's DNA to the jurors during his trial to help prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he killed Robert and dumped his body in a canal. Much of the evidence police developed against Ehrlick was through statements Jenkins made to police and others, and prosecutors worked to make sure they could call her to testify against Ehrlick but they never did.
Ehrlick has consistently denied killing the boy and even testified on his own behalf at the end of the trial but jurors weren’t convinced and it took them less than three hours to convict him.
4th District Judge Darla Williamson, who retired shortly after sentencing Jenkins’ last September, still serves as a senior judge in Ada County and she will handle Jenkins' post-conviction case.
A status conference is set for Oct. 9.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2012/...-jenkins-wants-relief-from.html#storylink=cpy