DNA Helps Free Inmate After 27 Years

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[quote ztirffritz]There was a piece on NPR this morning about similar cases in Dallas. Of 40 cases they have reviewed, 17 have been overturned because of the DNA evidence. Unfortunately, this is only happening in Dallas because they saved the DNA evidence. Other jurisdictions didn't save it, so no testing is possible. What is scary is that this is a nearly 43% failure rate on the justice system. That isn't a few cases here and there. That is a systemic failure. It is, or was, a broken system.
Right, but it's pretty much tied to Wade in this case. The system was failing during his era.