Claiming Innocence

The advent of DNA testing technology almost two decades ago transformed how courts review claims of innocence. Our system discarded many of the rules of finality that traditionally barred most postconviction claims of innocence. In recent years almost every state enacted post-conviction DNA statutes...

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Autor principal: Garrett, Brandon L. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
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Publicado: 2008
En:Año: 2008
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