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First Texas DNA exoneration of 2011: Cornelius Dupree Jr.

Texas will apparently see another old conviction overturned tomorrow in Dallas based on latter-day DNA testing, AP's Jeff Carlton reports, after the wrongly convicted defendant in question actually made parole this July following a 30 year stint.A Texas man who spent more time in prison than any other DNA exoneree in the state is expected to have a court overturn his conviction at an exoneration hearing Tuesday.Cornelius Dupree Jr., 51, was paroled out of prison in July after 30 years behind bars for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. DNA test results that came back 10 days after his release excluded him as the person who raped and robbed a Dallas woman in 1979.The Dallas County District Attorney's Office said Monday it supports Dupree's innocence claim...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on January 03, 2011 (boomark / email).