Word: dna
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...that the case with many of your clients - advanced DNA techonology just wasn't available at the time of their trial...
...most of these cases, conventional serology (or bloodwork) has been performed. And in some later cases, there's been very basic DNA testing. But as more advanced testing systems became widely available in late 1990s, questions about previous testing techniques started to emerge. If those earlier tests couldn't give us the whole truth, but newer tests can come a lot closer, why not use the newer technology...
...brought Harvey's case under a 1983 federal civil rights statute that offers a remedy to citizens whose constitutional rights are violated. The law gives a client the right to sue for injunctive relief - and in this case, the relief in question was access to DNA testing...
...Prosecutors who are opposed to DNA testing argue for finality or to let a victim get closure on a case, but if they'd just allow the testing to take place, and stop fighting this, the victims would never have to know about...
...know, we just got the decision yesterday, and Horan has 30 days to decide whether he'll file for an appeal. The next issue, though, will be whether the judge is asked to issue a stay - that would keep the DNA evidence hidden away...