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: How Appealing"Justices Reject Inmate Right to DNA Tests"
Today in The Washington Post, Robert Barnes has an article headlined "Court Limits Access to DNA Evidence; Justices Rule That Inmates Lack Constitutional Right to Testing."
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that "Supreme Court rules DNA tests for prisoners not a constitutional right; By a 5-4 vote, the justices say current protections are enough for convicts who believe old genetic evidence will exonerate them." The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled "The Supreme Court's DNA ruling: Wrong on rights; The majority opinion by five conservative justice belittles the protections of the Bill of Rights."
Joan Biskupic of USA Today has an article headlined "Court: Prisoners don't have right to evidence; Roberts says access to DNA testing should be left for states to decide."
law.com's Tony Mauro reports that "High Court Rejects Post-Conviction DNA Access."
And The Anchorage Daily News reports that "Supreme Court says Alaska rapist has no right to DNA test; Chief justice says William Osborne tried to side-step state procedures."
Full post as published by How Appealing on June 20, 2009 (boomark / email).
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