Publication Date
Summer 2001
Journal
Hofstra Law Review
Abstract
The article advocates for federal legislation to address the wrongful conviction of innocent individuals, particularly through postconviction DNA testing. It emphasizes the urgent need for legal reforms to ensure access to DNA testing for all inmates, regardless of their sentence, and highlights the importance of preserving biological evidence, providing adequate funding for competent counsel, and leveraging technological advancements in DNA testing to exonerate the innocent and improve the criminal justice system.
Volume
29
Issue
4
First Page
1165
Last Page
1172
Publisher
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Disciplines
Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure | Evidence | Law
Recommended Citation
Barry C. Scheck,
Preventing the Execution of the Innocent: Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee,
29
Hofstra L. Rev.
1165
(2001).
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty-articles/386
Included in
Criminal Law Commons, Criminal Procedure Commons, Evidence Commons
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