Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA211 Evidence to Establish Innocence After Trial

摘要

The principal purpose of the study, initiated in June 1995, was to identify and211u001ereview cases in which convicted persons were released from prison as a result of 211u001eposttrial DNA testing of evidence. As of early 1996, researchers had found 28 211u001esuch cases: DNA test results obtained subsequent to trial proved that, on the 211u001ebasis of DNA evidence, the convicted persons could not have committed the crimes 211u001efor which they were incarcerated. The study also involved a survey of 40 211u001elaboratories that conduct DNA testing.