WAUKEGAN, Ill., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- An Illinois state prosecutor isn't letting exculpatory DNA evidence stop him from trying suspects in certain murder and rape cases, observers say.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 5 (UPI) -- DNA evidence has linked an unsolved rape and assault to the killing of anchorwoman Anne Pressly of Little Rock, Ark., police said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court could review a ruling that, if it stands, would likely accelerate the use of post-conviction DNA evidence testing, observers say.
DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A court motion filed in the Durham, N.C., case says genetic samples taken from an alleged sexual assault victim do not match the accused Duke lacrosse players.
RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 24 (UPI) -- A legal complaint accused North Carolina district attorney Mike Nifong of withholding DNA evidence in the recent Duke University lacrosse case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a case in which a juror was dismissed because of his statements about the death penalty.
WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday declined to review the case of two reporters seeking to protect news sources from disclosure in a civil suit.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will here an appeal by a Tennessee death row inmate who wants a new trial because DNA testing has discredited evidence.
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Two Virginia men wrongfully convicted of rape have been exonerated by random cold case DNA testing ordered by Gov. Mark Warner. Warner's staff said prosecutors in Norfolk and Alexandria have investigated 31 cases, and in the two rape cases had requested t
WASHINGTON, April 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to review a lower-court ruling that struck down mealtime prayer at Virginia Military Institute.
SHREVEPORT, La., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A Louisiana man spent his first full day of freedom in 22 years Saturday after he was released from prison for a rape he did not commit.
PHOENIX, April 3 (UPI) --
