PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new study led by researchers from the University of Oregon dug into limitations of a forensic tool used at crime scenes — discovering one way that people may be incorrectly ...

The ACLU has filed a lawsuit challenging the state's denial of forensic testing in the case of death row prisoner Tony ...

Nancy Guthrie case update: Three months after her abduction, Nancy Guthrie, mother of 'Today' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, ...

When it comes to linking a suspect to a crime, most people assume that DNA evidence is nearly irrefutable. DNA carries a unique fingerprint, so if a suspect's genetic code is matched to DNA found at ...

The Florida Supreme Court has ordered additional DNA analysis in the decades-old death penalty case of James Duckett, which could delay his execution further and raise questions about his conviction.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 opinion that Texas death row prisoner Ruben Gutierrez should be permitted to continue his lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's post-conviction ...

The facility is expected to significantly enhance the country’s criminal justice response by addressing long-standing systemic challenges in forensic evidence processing, particularly DNA analysis.

BOULDER, Colo. — The attorney for a Colorado man convicted of a murder in Boulder in 2012 has filed a motion to have his conviction overturned, citing new DNA testing that challenges the original ...

The following overview reflects information shared in presentations from multiple workshop speakers. They should not be construed as consensus or exhaustive definitions of the topics discussed. What ...

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