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Lost and Improperly Destroyed Evidence Thwarts Post-Conviction DNA Testing

Loaded on April 7, 2015 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News April, 2015, page 16
Filed under: Police Misconduct, DNA Testing/Samples, Crime Labs, Wrongful Conviction. Location: United States of America.

Lost and Improperly Destroyed Evidence Thwarts Post-Conviction DNA Testing

by Matt Clarke

While crime labs across the country have been in the news for improper testing of forensic evidence in criminal cases, the problem with misplaced and improperly destroyed evidence is much more widespread.

Not just crime labs, but local ...

 

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