Tag:DNA testing

Korey Wise Innocence Project Works to Free Clarissa Lockhart

Clarissa Lockhart received a 10-year sentence for her alleged involvement in the 2009 murder of Andrew Graham, a crime the Korey Wise Innocence Project believes she didn’t commit.

Remains Dating Back 50 Years Found in Lake County Identified

Using genetic genealogy and other investigative tools, CBI said remains found in 1970 have been identified as Gardner Paul Smith.

Courts: 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion from May 31

The 10th Circuit affirmed a district court judgment, upholding the denial of Moses-EL’s motion determining his complaints were properly dismissed.

Discriminatory Juror Strike Reverses a 1997 Attempted Murder Conviction

A February state Supreme Court ruling that a juror was dismissed for improper reasons sent a 1997 rape and attempted murder case back to trial.

The Case Law Behind DNA Tests

The Colorado Supreme Court in 1993 weighed in for the first time in the state about the admissibility of certain DNA evidence. Just two...