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Denver Man, Accused of Rape Due to Mishandled DNA, Has Lawsuit Dismissed

Loaded on Aug. 30, 2017 by Derek Gilna published in Prison Legal News September, 2017, page 58
Filed under: Sexual Assault, DNA Testing/Samples, Crime Labs, Wrongful Imprisonment. Location: Colorado.

by Derek Gilna

Shawnnon Hale, 24, wrongful accused of felony rape and jailed for 61 days, was released from custody in Denver, Colorado in early 2015 when the police crime lab acknowledged it had mislabeled a DNA sample that incorrectly identified him as the perpetrator. As a result …

 

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