Thursday, February 4, 2010
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Reason: The 250th DNA Exoneration - 'Freddie Peacock, 60, of Rochester, New York has become the 250th person exonerated by DNA testing. Peacock was convicted of rape in 1976 and paroled in 1982. He tried to remain on parole so he'd still have access to the courts to clear his name... 76% of the wrongful convictions involved eyewitness misidentification...50% involved unvalidated or improper forensic science. 27% relied on a false confession, admission or guilty plea...'
