Convicting the Innocent
Criminal procedure, united states
Evidence, criminal
Criminal Evidence
Judicial error
New York Times reviewed
On January 20, 1984, Earl Washington -- defended for all of forty minutes by a lawyer who had never tried a death penalty case -- was found guilty of rape and murder in the state of Virginia and sentenced to death. After nine years on death row, DNA testing cast doubt on his conviction and saved his…
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