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Wrongful convictions could be overturned by DNA evidence

By Hicbd
Thu Jan 6 2022 10:46 am

"The findings included the presence of incompetent defense, exculpatory evidence suppressed by police and prosecutors, misinformed jurors, and biased judges. While the Columbia study focused on flaws in the system leading to wrongful convictions, the increasing use of DNA evidence to overturn guilty verdicts has brought a much higher visibility to the potential number of actually innocent prisoners who are incarcerated."

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https://alumni.duke.edu/magazine/articles/overturning-wrongful-convictions
https://libraryguides.missouri.edu/c.php?g=760607&p=5454066
https://innocenceproject.org/

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Criminal Justice Systems Global Human Rights U.S. Criminal Justice System Wrongful Convictions DNA / Genetic Science

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