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Hearing sought in Lubbock for posthumous exoneration based on DNA

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The wave of DNA exonerations continues around the state at an impressive clip, but the latest instance comes too late to bring justice for the wrongly convicted man. A Lubbock man convicted of rape in 1986 died in prison while serving the sentence for an apparent wrongful conviction. He's now been excluded as a suspect by DNA posthumously for the crime for which he was convicted. Reports AP:Attorneys want a court to hold a hearing that could lead to the posthumous exoneration of a man who died in prison while serving a 25-year sentence for rape. If a court finds Timothy Brian Cole was wrongfully convicted, his would be the first posthumous DNA exoneration in Texas, said Jeff Blackburn, Innocence Project of Texas chief counsel. Lawyers with the Innocence Project filed a petition Friday asking the 99th District Court in Lubbock for an inquiry into Cole's conviction...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 29, 2008 (boomark / email).

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