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More on DNA Tests Ordered for Darlie Routier

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Steve McGonigle and Debra Dennis report, "Court grants Darlie Routier right to limited DNA testing of evidence in '96 child killings."Reversing a Dallas judge's decision, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled unanimously that Mrs. Routier, 38, is entitled to have more sophisticated genetic testing performed on a few pieces of hair and blood evidence collected from the 1996 crime scene. State District Judge Robert Francis denied Mrs. Routier's request for testing last year after concluding it could not exonerate her. But the Austin court said Judge Francis had misinterpreted the 2001 law that permits genetic tests for inmates.And:The appeals court said that while prosecutors presented sufficient evidence to convict Mrs. Routier of stabbing her son to death, biological evidence of an uninvited person in the home could have raised enough doubt among jurors to acquit her...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 19, 2008 (boomark / email).