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AK - Man argues he has a right to DNA test

View the article here 03/01/2009 ANCHORAGE - _____ says he?s a victim of mistaken identity and a DNA test would prove it. Alaska prosecutors say his rape and attempted murder convictions are as solid as can be, and would be pointless to revisit. - If DNA can prove he did not do it, then it should be done, like was said, it would prove once and for all, if he did it or not!  More proof the corrupt government doesn't care if you are innocent!  DNA should be checked regardless of the crime, IMO. _____?s attorneys will argue before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that DNA testing is not something states can choose to allow when they have doubts about a conviction, but a constitutional right. They note that 232 prisoners around the country have been exonerated by such tests, and that Alaska is the only state that hasn?t even tried to use the ever-evolving technology to see if it might have gotten a conviction wrong...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on March 01, 2009 (boomark / email).