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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Ind. Courts - "No match on genetic test in case of Gary man who claims innocence"
A very long story today in the NWI Times, reported by Sarah Tompkins, looks at forensic evidence in a 1992 case. A quote:
These are some of the recent questions surrounding the case of Willie T. Donald, 41, who was convicted of murder and armed robbery in 1992. The results come as Donald tries to get a new trial, based largely on a victim eyewitness saying she identified the wrong man in the police lineup, and a prosecutor's notes highlighting her doubts that were not made known during the trial.In cases in which wrongfully convicted prisoners have been proven innocent and released, the cities that investigated the crime have at times had to pay multimillion-dollar settlements, according to reports by the New York-based Innocence Project. It is a national organization of which many independent groups, such as Northwestern University's Medill Innocence Project, are affiliated. The Medill group has been working on the Donald case for more than two years.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 30, 2010 01:37 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts