Article: Janet Reno speaks on wrongful convictions at U. Wisconsin

Article: Illinois State U. prof, health worker: DNA testing matures
University Wire;  January 25, 2002 ;     430 words ......release of the 100th convict because of DNA testing has raised questions of whether or not...in determining guilt. I believe that DNA testing is reliable enough a test to determine...think. One of the main fears regarding DNA testing is the lack of reliability because of...

Article: POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING:ORRIN HATCH
Congressional Testimony;  June 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ......THE JUDICIARY HEARING ON POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING: WHEN IS JUSTICE SERVED? Introduction Good...on the important issue of post-conviction DNA testing entitled: Post- Conviction DNA Testing: When is Justice Served? No one here today...

Article: DNA testing in China: eroding wedlock?
Xinhua News Agency;  January 26, 2005 ;     624 words ...DNA testing in China: eroding wedlock? By Zhou Yan...Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- In the world of DNA testing, a casual remark about "a handsome child...with pop diva Na Ying, was determined by DNA testing to be the biological father of a three-year...

Article: AFL: DNA testing long way from being useful in AFL: Neil Craig
AAP Sports News (Australia);  June 22, 2005 ;     373 words ......Sports News (Australia) 06-22-2005 AFL: DNA testing long way from being useful in AFL: Neil...Steve Larkin ADELAIDE, June 22 AAP - DNA testing was a long way from being a useful tool...Crows, said even if the AFL allowed DNA testing of players it would have limited use...

Article: DNA testing: ; Good or bad for justice?
Charleston Gazette;  April 23, 2000 ;     700+ words ......country who could prove their innocence with DNA testing," Scheck said. Only two states require post-conviction DNA testing, Illinois and New York. That will soon change...The bill would grant convicts the right to DNA testing provided they demonstrate that important new...team in ...

Article: DNA testing bill faces tough road, Two-pronged bill expensive, could be political issue
Charleston Daily Mail;  September 9, 2003 ;     425 words ...LEWISBURG - DNA testing, which has had a profound impact...involves two separate issues centered on DNA testing of convicted felons. It's the same...all convicted felons to submit to DNA testing. The results of the tests would then...

Article: DNA Testing Systems Inks Agreement with DNAPrint Genomics.
PR Newswire;  March 11, 2008 ;     462 words ......March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DNA Testing Systems, previously of Santa Fe, N.M...Sarasota, Fla., was one of the first DNA testing companies to be formed in an industry...professor at Pennsylvania State University. DNA Testing was a spin-off from the research of...

Article: Texas Legislature Approves DNA Testing as Recourse for Convicted Felons.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  March 22, 2001 ;     563 words ......formalizes procedures to allow DNA testing for felons who think they were wrongfully convicted. Post-conviction DNA testing has resulted in the exoneration...prisoner must ask: 'I am requesting DNA testing because it can exonerate me...

Article: EDITORIAL: DNA testing expansion warranted
University Wire;  October 29, 2004 ;     538 words ......expanding realm of scientific technology, DNA testing has become a more and more common thing...committers of rape and murder. However, DNA testing is expanding its uses and was recently...jewelry in New York City. This new use of DNA testing is long overdue and has the very real...

Article: Orchid Streamlines Forensic DNA Testing Facilities for Enhanced Efficiency; - Strong Industry Growth Supports Greater Industrialization of Operations -.
PR Newswire;  April 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ......worldwide provider of identity DNA testing services, today announced that...consolidating all of its forensic DNA testing at its Dallas, TX and Nashville, TN sites, closing its forensic DNA testing laboratory in Germantown, MD. Key...

Article: TEXAS LEGISLATORS PUSH DNA TESTING
United Press International;  February 20, 2001 ;     490 words ......International 02-20-2001 Texas legislators push DNA testing AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The...appeared headed toward passage of a DNA testing law that could free wrongly convicted...house before the current session ends. DNA testing, which was designated an emergency measure...

Article: Judge Orders DNA Testing For Inmate On Death Row; Va. Attorney General Tries to Block Ruling
The Washington Post;  January 12, 2001 ;     550 words ......judge for the first time has ordered new DNA testing for a Virginia death row inmate, ruling...comes at a time when post-conviction DNA testing has exonerated nine American death row...prisoners the legal right to ask for DNA testing, but both the Virginia Supreme Court...

Article: MORE FEDERAL DOLLARS FOR DNA TESTING
Roanoke Times & World News;  July 21, 2003 ;     296 words ......endorsing a bill that would increase DNA testing to help put more rapists behind bars...Putting more federal resources into DNA testing would show a commitment to public safety...guilty and would not want to pursue DNA testing. The Justice Department also argues...

Article: 2 Conservative Jurists Back DNA Testing
The Washington Post;  March 29, 2002 ;     632 words ......giving inmates access to post-conviction DNA testing to try to prove their innocence. One...opinions reflect the startling impact that DNA testing has had on legal thinkers in recent...passed laws granting inmates access to DNA testing, and Harvey was granted the lab work...