DNA test

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DNA test frees Texas man from life sentence - and leads to confession of a new murder suspect

https://news.yahoo.com/dna-test-frees-texas-man-205249462.html

 

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A new DNA test of a victim's fingernail from a 2010 murder has freed one man from prison after seven years and led Houston authorities to arrest another suspect in Georgia who has confessed to the killing, according to authorities.

amazing how in 9 yrs dna testing has advanced, I was expecting to see a case from the 1990's, but its a feel good story. I just hope he gets $1M/yr of incarseration.

 

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Lydell Grant, 42, who was serving a life sentence, was freed on bond last month after the new evidence surfaced. Houston District Attorney Kim Ogg said Friday that Grant was found innocent of killing 28-year-old Aaron Scheerhoorn outside a Houston club.

The new test, using more advanced DNA technology, not only cleared Grant but resulted in a hit on the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System that pointed to 41-year-old Jermarico Carter.

 

 

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“The highest responsibility of a prosecutor is to see that justice is done and ensuring that we have the correct individual charged is a baseline responsibility,” Ogg said in a statement.

all too often that is not the case, sorry to say Ogg, but in your ideal world so be it.

a closed case is a closed case to many

 

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The district attorney said Houston police had determined that Carter was also in the vicinity of the Houston club where Scheerhoorn had sought help after being stabbed. Police said Scheerhoorn was turned away from the club.

Grant was convicted in 2012 after six eyewitnesses testified they saw him stab Scheerhoorn outside Blur Bar, according to the Houston Chronicle.

dammmmmmmm

huh, interesting, i wonder if they had a similar look, same frame set, weight, height.

just hope he doesnt get a F-off outta the pen and get no money for his troubles

 

 

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Moved to off-topic

This is more of criminal/legal topic rather than anything to do with technology. The only mention of anything technologically related is one comment in the article referring to "more advanced DNA technology" being used, without any discussion about that technology.

 

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