Tag: DNA
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OCCA Denies Petition in Julius Jones Death Penalty Case
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – On Friday, September 28, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals (OCCA) dismissed a petition by death row prisoner Julius Jones, seeking a hearing to present new evidence of racial bias in his case. This new evidence, […]
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U.S. reviewing 27 death penalty convictions for FBI forensic testimony errors
From the Washington Post, July 17, 2013 By Spencer S. Hsu An unprecedented federal review of old criminal cases has uncovered as many as 27 death penalty convictions in which FBI forensic experts may have mistakenly linked defendants to crimes […]
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