1.0 link 142024 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-terzano/the-case-for-evidence-pre_b_142024.html This week Rolando Cruz celebrated the 13th anniversary of his exoneration from Illinois' death row. Cruz was wrongfully convicted in 1983 due in large part to a codefendant's statements implicating him. Even though Cruz was never physically linked to the crime scene, DNA evidence did exist. With the help of a volunteer legal team led by Professor Lawrence C. Marshall at Northwestern University Law School, Cruz was able to secure DNA testing on the evidence found near the crime scene...

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