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DNA Exonerations

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That's the title of a major three-part series reported by Steve McGonigle and Jennifer Emily in the Dallas Morning News.  The series front, with video, is here.For nearly a century, police and prosecutors have been on notice that relying on eyewitness testimony is risky. But that hasn't stopped them from using it to prosecute cases - sometimes sending the innocent to prison. The Dallas Morning News spent most of this year investigating Dallas County's 19 DNA exonerations as well as current felony cases to document flaws in the witness identification process. Parts 1 and 2 are: Part 1: How photo lineups lead to wrongful convictions Rape victim studying science of memory after man dies serving wrongful sentence Police have a history of violating photo lineup best practices Faulty eyewitness convictions date to early 1900s Part 2: The problems with "showups" DNA exoneree was mistakenly identified twice in one daycontinue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on October 13, 2008 (boomark / email).