Sunday, November 27, 2005

DNA spells freedom more often / MySA.com: Metro, 27 Nov 2005

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA112705.1A.execution.2244054e.html
Maro Robbins
"In the 15 years since DNA testing first was used to overturn a rape conviction, exonerations of all kinds - including non-death penalty cases - quadrupled, growing from 11 in 1989 to 44 in 2003. A recent tally in the Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology counted altogether 340 exonerations since DNA tests became a detective's best friend. "