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Texas DNA testing backlog may be helped by federal grant

Speaking of crime labs, the national Innocence Project's blog reports on a rebellion in Arizona by localities against new crime lab fees, noting in the same post that:Lab backlogs are hurting police investigations in Texas, as well. Results from state labs can take months. Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley explains that in today's 'CSI world' where jurors see scientific evidence easily gleaned from most crime scenes in TV dramas, they expect to see the same in court cases. But because there are so many requests for testing, and too few state technicians to keep up with demand, he says, "When you ask for DNA testing and results, you're buying in to a six month to one year delay in your case."Read the full story here. (KEYE TV, 11/06/08)Federal assistance should help to defuse the crisis somewhat in Arizona and Texas...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 11, 2008 (boomark / email).