“We were approached by the defense attorney in this case. It’s one that we forwarded to our Justice Review Project for DNA testing,” AG spokesman Michael Saccone said. “We look to see whether someone is wrongfully incarcerated.” If Dewey, 51, is exonerated …
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DNA could exonerate man jailed for 20 years in Palisade murder – 9News
April 29th, 2012 
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No Comments »DNA could exonerate man jailed for 20 years in Palisade murder – Denver Post
April 27th, 2012 About DNA Testing “We were approached by the defense attorney in this case. It’s one that we forwarded to our Justice Review Project for DNA testing,” said AG spokesman Michael Saccone. “We look to see whether someone is wrongfully incarcerated.” If Dewey …
Posted in News Tags: approached, attorney, case, dewey, dna, forwarded, incarcerated, justice, project, review, testing No Comments »Prosecutor says DNA test led to rape charges – WTVF
April 20th, 2012 About DNA Testing FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – A prosecutor says a DNA paternity test has led to charges that a Frankfort man raped a girl under the age of 14. Franklin County Commonwealth’s Attorney Larry Cleveland says 29-year-old Melvin Machado of Frankfort allegedly had sex …
Dallas County DA urges U.S. senators to keep funding post-conviction DNA tests – Dallas Morning News
March 22nd, 2012 About DNA Testing WASHINGTON — Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, whose use of DNA evidence to exonerate wrongfully convicted prisoners has gained national attention, told a Senate committee on Wednesday that Congress should renew federal funding …
Dane Co. DA approves DNA testing in 1994 killing – madison
March 19th, 2012 About DNA Testing Prosecutors have approved a round of DNA testing in a 1994 case that the Wisconsin Innocence Project says could clear a Spring Green woman in another woman’s death. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne told the Wisconsin State Journal ( http://bit …
Wisconsin DA approves DNA testing in 1994 killing – Pioneer Press
March 14th, 2012 About DNA Testing Prosecutors have approved a round of DNA testing in a 1994 case that the Wisconsin Innocence Project says could clear a Spring Green woman in another woman’s death. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne told the Wisconsin State Journal …
Ex-Bronco Perrish Cox acquitted of sexual assault – Longview Daily News
March 4th, 2012 About DNA Testing She became pregnant, and prosecutors said DNA tests indicated Cox was the father. Cox hugged his attorney after the verdict was read, while the alleged victim let out an audible sigh and a cry. As she was leaving the courtroom, she said, “Oh my God …
Perrish Cox acquitted of sexual assault – ESPN
March 3rd, 2012 About DNA Testing She became pregnant, and prosecutors said DNA tests indicated Cox was the father. Cox hugged his attorney after the verdict was read, while the alleged victim let out an audible sigh and a cry. As she was leaving the courtroom, she said …
DNA testing being done in missing student case – Lexington Herald-Leader
February 3rd, 2012 About DNA Testing LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky prosecutor says what is believed to be flesh found at an Indiana landfill is being tested against a DNA sample from a missing Sullivan University student. Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Tom Van De Rostyne said …
Posted in News Tags: assistant, attorney, commonwealth, dna, flesh, found, student, van No Comments »D.A. cleared for delaying DNA testing – United Press International
January 4th, 2012 About DNA Testing AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 4 (UPI) — The Texas State Bar has ruled a county prosecutor did not violate ethics rules when he denied DNA testing to a man who was later cleared of killing his wife. Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley …
412 criminal cases reviewed after DNA test lab error – Straits Times
January 3rd, 2012 About DNA Testing An error in a government laboratory resulted in the solution used in DNA testing in criminal cases to be 10 times stronger than it should have been. As a result, 412 cases had to be reviewed, and the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) now wants …
Durham denies fault in DNA test allegations – The News & Observer
December 30th, 2011 About DNA Testing Durham city officials deny any wrongdoing in the case of Frankie Washington, who has sued the city and District Attorney Tracey Cline for issues related to his 2007 criminal conviction, which since has been tossed out. Washington’s conviction in …
Posted in News Tags: attorney, case, cline, conviction, deny, district, durham, frankie, officials, related, sued, tossed, tracey, washington, wrongdoing No Comments »Lessons in DNA and Mercy – New York Times
December 30th, 2011 About DNA Testing In 2006, during a debate in the race for state attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo criticized his opponent for having failed to give a DNA test to a man who was in prison for a murder that he turned out to have had nothing to do with. A few years …