Wrongful Convictions and DNA Evidence (Rebroadcast)
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2011-01-09/wrongful-convictions-and-dna-evidence-rebroadcast
A Texas judge this week declared Cornelius Dupree an innocent man, clearing him thirty years after he was wrongfully accused of rape and robbery. More than two-hundred-sixty Americans have been exonerated by DNA evidence since nineteen-eight-nine. Many, like Cornelius Dupree, were victims of eyewitness misidentification. In other cases, improper forensic science, false confessions, or unreliable snitches played a role. The criminal justice community is trying new ways to avoid false imprisonment– from independent investigations to post-conviction case reviews. Using DNA to overturn wrongful convictions.
Guests
Shawn Armbrust
Executive Director of The Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project
William Thompson
Professor of Criminology, Law, and Society Psychology& Social Behavior at the School of Ecology at the University of California, Irvine
John Bradley
District Attorney, Williamson County, Texas
Ken Cuccinelli
Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Craig Watkins
District Attorney of Dallas County, Texas
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