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Innocence cases demand legislative reforms

Author Joyce King, a boardmember of the Innocence Project of Texas, had an op ed in yesterday's Austin Statesman calling for legislative reforms to prevent false convictions and adequately compensate those who've been cleared by DNA evidence:Now that DNA evidence has posthumously exonerated [Timothy] Cole, he is the first wrongfully convicted man in Texas to have his good name restored to surviving family. Even the victim who mistakenly identified Cole participated in rewinding the hands of justice. I came to Austin to witness legal history and also to beg lawmakers to work with us in making our state a national model of justice, instead of the nation's image of injustice. That's why Cole's story must not be an ending. It is a new beginning as the Innocence Project of Texas seeks more partners to redefine Texas justice...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 23, 2009 (boomark / email).