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Forensics Roundup

By Steve Hall

Today's South Florida Sun-Sentinel carries the editorial, "Caravella case proves worth of DNA testing."For someone who spent 26 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Anthony Caravella may actually be one of the lucky ones. The Miramar man saw his life sentences and convictions for rape and murder thrown out last week, at the request of prosecutors and defense attorneys, after DNA testing ? and dogged work by Sun Sentinel reporter Paula McMahon ? exonerated him. The same DNA testing that was not available when the crimes were committed in 1983, but is available now. And which should be used whenever possible ? particularly in capital and life sentence cases ? to both confirm or exonerate those imprisoned for specific crimes...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 31, 2010 (boomark / email).