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Innocence Project Recap What is the Innocence Project?

Innocence Project Recap Innocence Project = an organization that uses DNA testing to exonerate wrongly convicted people

Innocence Project Recap Exoneration = after a person has been convicted of a crime, determining that the person did not do it and “un-convicting” or overturning the verdict Releases the person from prison Removes the criminal charge from his/her record Allows for a new trial of a new suspect

Innocence Project Recap The 6 causes of wrongful convictions: Unreliable jailhouse testimony Inadequate defense Misapplication of forensic science Government misconduct False confessions and coercion Eyewitness misidentification

Innocence Project Recap Misapplication of forensic science = when forensic science is used in court, but… There were errors or contamination There was bias in the interpretation of evidence The actual science is not “sound” – means that the analysis has not been proven to be reliable

Innocence Project Recap “Non-sound” science that we see in courts: Fiber impression analysis Bite mark analysis Voice recognition “Sound” science, but often misinterpreted: Hair and fiber matches Partial fingerprints Blood spatter Weapon and tool impressions

Innocence Project Recap Why is DNA so important for exoneration? Relatively new Many cases originally went to trial without any DNA analysis because it was not available at the time Biological evidence is always well-preserved, so DNA is still available to test many years later

Innocence Project REcap Why is DNA so important for exoneration? Reliable DNA analysis have been extensively tested and have one of the lowest rates of error for any forensic testing DNA analysis is simple and repeatable to use Easy for a jury to understand

Innocence Project Recap Why is DNA so important for exoneration? Unique to an individual DNA is even more unique than fingerprints and there are almost never “false positive” results DNA can be used to exclude a suspect and also to identify a new suspect (“alternative perpetrator”)