DNA Samples Exonerate 2 Convicted Men in Virginia
An AP newswire article by Kristen Gelineau, via ABC News, reports that:
Independent DNA testing has found two men to have been wrongly convicted of sexual assault, raising to five the number of people exonerated because of forensic evidence saved by a meticulous scientist, Gov. Mark R. Warner said Wednesday.
The two men, who have requested that their names not be released, had already completed their prison sentences, Warner said in a news release. He did not say what errors were made in their convictions.
Prosecutors in Norfolk and Alexandria, where the cases were investigated, have asked the governor to grant absolute pardons to both men. Warner said the men's petitions will go through the normal review process.
posted by Fergie @ 12/15/2005 09:00:00 AM
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