From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Thu Aug 01 2002 - 08:44:04 MDT
From: Harvey Newstrom <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com>
>>On Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at 04:57 pm, Brian D Williams wrote:
>> One of the stories on the news last night was how they've been
>> offering free DNA testing to inmates for awhile now, and less
>> than 10 people have requested it.
>
>> Less innocent than they claim.
>Where is this? Do you have references for a specific state where
>this is?
A Google search turned up this New Jersy story:
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAFOPH1B3D.html
>Here in Florida, the incarcerated are wards of the state. They
>are not allowed to get DNA tests unless the governor allows it.
>There are a number of death row inmates begging for DNA tests,
>insisting that it will exonerate them. The governor will not
>allow this because it would imply that we can't trust our court
>system. Since the government has established their guilt under
>the law, it sees no reason to do any further investigation.
In Illinois we have a post conviction forensic testing statute,
here such testing is law:
http://macarthur.uchicago.edu/dna/
Get to work Harvey ;)
Brian
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