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FRONTLINE has announced their investigation about the reasons why
inmates remain in prison despite DNA evidence that excludes them as the
perpetrators-- when evidence has been tested and DNA does not match that
of the accused, how can the law overlook the results?
The Case for Innocence (90 minutes) January 11
In 1985, when Roy Criner, right, was just a year out of high school, he
was charged with a rape he claims he did not commit. Even though there
was no forensic evidence linking him to the crime, he was sentenced to 99
years in a Texas Prison. Then, nearly three years ago, newly developed
scientific tests revealed that the DNA in question was not his. Why is
Roy Criner still in jail?
FRONTLINE investigates the reasons why inmates remain in prison despite
DNA evidence that excludes them as the perpetrators. Fifteen years ago,
DNA analysis was nonexistent. Today, more than seventy inmates accused of
rape and murder have been freed because DNA tests proved their innocence
in a way that evidence, courtroom testimony, and eyewitness accounts
never could. Why then are prosecutors, courts, and even governors
reluctant to use this scientific test? And when evidence has been tested
and DNA does not match that of the accused, how can the law overlook the
results?
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