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Authors of this page: Dr Robert N Moles and Bibi Sangha

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A state of Injustice - table of contents
Losing Their Grip - The Case of Henry Keogh - table of contents

See cases of Madeleine McCann, Lesley Moseed, Meredith Kercher - in UK reports
See case of Bradley Murdoch for murder of Peter Falconio in Australia
See case of Donald Gates in US - listed under Hair Analysis

Law Reports

21 December 2007 - The Queen v Sean Hoey
R v David Peter Jarrett - 3 June 1994 Supreme Court South Australia - Criminal Jurisdiction: admissibility of DNA evidence

Reports

External link: Home Office UK - documentation on DNA database
May 2007 - Report of Auditor-General of South Australia The report deals with the operation of the DNA database in South Australia and the role of the Auditor-General in relation to it, and to the decisions of the Department of Public Prosecutions
External link: 2004 - Reform of the Double Jeopardy Rule - NSW and Queensland
External link: May 2005 Andrew Haesler SC - Public Defender's Office NSW Govt - DNA for Defence Lawyers

New South Wales - Innocence Panel and DNA Issues

12 March 2009 - Bureau of Crime Statistics NSW - Impact of DNA testing
NSW DNA Review Panel Annual Report 2007-2008
August 2006 - DNA Evidence, Wrongful Convictions and Wrongful Acquittals - Gareth Griffith and Lenny Roth Briefing Paper 11/06 Parliament of NSW
9 November 2003 - Radio National - A Question of Innocence
15 May 2003 - DNA Profiling - Convicting Criminals - Freeing the Innocent, Dr Ross Vining, Sydney
18 March 2002 - N R Cowdery QC, World Police Medical Officers Conference, Sydney 2002 “Where  Did  I  Leave  My  DNA?

Reports from The Forensic Institute Scotland

External link: The Forensic Institute - Discussion of Reed case Response to the criticism of Prof Jamieson in Reed
External link: The Forensic Institute - based in Glasgow Provided the expert evidence which was critical of the use of this technique in the Sean Hoey case
April 2009 - The Forensic Institute - DNA Contamination Report
April 2009 - The Forensic Institute - DNA Objective?
March 2009 - The Forensic Institute - The case of Sean Hodgson
15 April 2008 - Press Release - Forensic Institute (Glasgow) - Regarding the Caddy Review of Low Template DNA
28 February 2008 - The Guardian - A national DNA database could well increase, not reduce, the number of wrongful convictions

Low Copy Number DNA

21 December 2007 - The Queen v Sean Hoey
See the problems with DNA in Victoria, Australia

4 August 2008 - BBC - McCann DNA sample 'inconclusive'
18 May 2008 - Scotland Today - Controversy dogs man who puts DNA in the dock [Professor Allan Jamieson]
11 April 2008 - BBC News - DNA technique 'fit for purpose'
11 February 2008 - BBC News - Killer's DNA link 'questionable'
1 February 2008 - BBC News - DNA fears see terror charges fall
22 December 2007 - ABC News - Welsh police suspend DNA testing technique
24 December 2007 - West Australian - Doubt over DNA conviction tool
22 December 2007 - Omagh Bombing Trial Outcome - LCN DNA is not Reliable as Evidence
24 December 2007 - Daily Telegraph - Omagh bomb verdict sparks DNA review

Media Reports

External link: Innocence Project - Mississippi and South Dakota Adopt DNA Access Laws

21 December 2009 - ABC - DNA evidence under scrutiny [Shane Davis, Queensland]
17 December 2009 - Associated Press - Free after 35 years; DNA clears Florida inmate [James Bain]
17 December 2009 - Tampa Examiner - DNA evidence frees man wrongly convicted for 35 years [Jamie Bain]
24 November 2009 - WLKY - Wrongly Convicted Man Gives Thanks: 'My Life Should Be Great [Edwin Chandler]
13 October 2009 - NCB - Louisville man set free after new evidence [Edwin Chandler]
11 October 2009 - Washington Post - Justice Dept. to Review Bush Policy on DNA Test Waivers
2 October 2009 - AAP - Bungle 'shows DNA proof not foolproof'
17 September 2009 - River Falls Journal - Law enforcement leaders disturbed by missing DNA samples
12 September 2009 - Press and Journal - Latest DNA evidence suggests possible miscarriage of justice [James Casey, Scotland]
4 August 2009 - BBC - Police kept DNA samples with food [UK]
3 July 2009 - Courier Mail - Inmate wins DNA fight in Gold Coast murder of Michelle Cohn
17 August 2009 - New York Times - DNA Evidence Can Be Fabricated, Scientists Show
6 August 2009 - ABC 7.30 Report - DNA Testing may pardon convicted murderer [Shane Davis]
30 July 2009 - The Economist - DNA is changing the way America fights crime, not its policies towards convicts
25 June 2009 - Philadelphia Inquirer - DNA tests should be available to prisoners
19 June 2009 - Saratoga.com - D.A. helps spearhead new DNA matching policy [New York]
19 June 2009 - Star Telegram - Editorial: Alaska, Alabama, Massachusetts and Oklahoma need procedures for post-conviction DNA testing
19 June 2009 - New York Daily News - Snyder Champions Inmates' DNA Testing Rights
18 June 2009 - Wabash Valley.com - Lawmakers & Lawyers Help Wrongly Imprisoned Valley Man” [David Scott]
15 April 2009 - The Guardian - From the lab to catching criminals: DNA's story
7 April 2009 - Star-Telegram - Relatives finally hear man's name cleared [Timothy Cole]
6 April 2009 - Courier-Journal - Grant to Kentucky will aid wrongly convicted inmates
10 March 2009 - 10TV - Man Wrongly Convicted Of Rape Leaves Jail [Joseph Fears, Ohio]
2 March 2009 - CNN - Rapist's case could set standard for post-conviction DNA tests [William Osborne]
1 March 2009 - New York Times - The Right to DNA Evidence
1 March 2009 - Hattiesburg American - Important DNA bill awaits House vote
21 February 2009 - Sydney Morning Herald - DNA nets suspect 17 years after murder” [Felipe Flores NSW]
20 February 2009 - Texas Observer - Innocence Deferred [Michele Mallin / Timothy Cole]
22 February 2009 - Washington Post - High Court to Hear DNA Testing Case [William G. Osborne]
18 February 2009 - Houston Chronicle - Justice delayed [Ricardo Rachell]
11 February 2009 - Star Herald - Attorneys attempt to revivie Boppre murder case [Jeff Boppre]
30 January 2009 - SMU Daily Campus - 25 Years Later, Exonerated Man Speaks [Steven Phillips]
27 January 2009 - USA TODAY - Those cleared by DNA tests struggle to be free [Johnny Briscoe]
6 December 2008 - South Wales Echo - Miscarriage of justice Michael O’Brien criticises DNA plan
10 November 2008 KETV Omaha - Woman Wrongly Convicted In Murder Case Released [Ada Joanne Taylor]
16 November 2008 - Baltimore Sun - Unreported DNA stirs doubt over conviction. [Randy Golden]
15 November 2008 - Wesh.com - Florida: William Dillon Says He Didn't Commit Murder In 1981
18 November 2008 - FortMill Times - Wrongly convicted St. Louis man sues [Johnny Briscoe]
30 September 2008 - Perth Now - DNA identifies alleged rapist from 1987 attack
19 September 2008 - Associated Press - DA: Hair in victim's fist is not House's
November 2008 - Innocence Project - Finally Free After 20 Years [Steven Barnes]
24 October 2008 - Wellcome Trust UK - DNA in the Dock: The National DNA Database on trial
9 October 2008 - Perth Now - Jiao Dan murder trial to proceed
3 October 2008 - The Australian - DNA links cop-killer to another murder
30 September 2008 - Perth Now - DNA identifies alleged rapist from 1987 attack
24 September 2008 - AAP - Second suspect DNA police case found [Victoria, Australia]
19 September 2008 - Dallas Morning News - Freed after 26 years: Johnnie Earl Lindsey
19 September 2008 - The Tennessean - DA: Hair in victim's fist is not Paul House's
20 August 2008 - Cincinnati Enquirer - Bill: Expand DNA testing
20 Aug 2008 - WJBK - Prosecutor: Real Rape Suspect in Custody". [Kenneth Wyniemko exonerated]
10 August 2008 - Dallas News - David Pope, exonerated in Dallas County in '01, is still struggling to find his place
13 August 2008 - Times-Dispatch - Man not cleared despite DNA test [Curtis Jasper Moore]
13 August 2008 - Axis of Logic - Post-Conviction DNA Testing Shouldn't Depend on Miracles
6 August 2008 - Associated Press - Judge tosses sex crime convictions of DNA exonoree”. [Steven Phillips]
8 June 2008 - ZWire - Judge to weigh DNA in Boppre case
6 August 2008 - ABC - Vic Police to review 7,000 cases after DNA contamination
6 August 2008 - News.com - 7000 cases solved using DNA to get review [Victoria]
16 July 2008 - West Australian - Officer’s DNA contaminated exhibits: court
4 July 2008 - Associated Press - Texas man [Patrick Waller] freed by DNA after 15 years in prison
2 July 2008 - Dallas News - Downside of resisting DNA tests [Patrick Leondos Waller]
1 July 2008 - The Innocence Project - DNA Proves Texas Man [Timothy Cole] Innocent Nine Years After he Died in Prison
30 June 2008 - MyFox - Family Seeks Posthumous Exoneration [of Timothy Cole]; Guilty Inmate Speaks
25 June 2008 - Associated Press - Court overturns conviction in Ashley's Killer case
17 June 2008 - Newsday - Tankleff court date postponed to review new DNA tests
19 June 2008 - Dallas Morning News - Court grants Routier right to DNA testing in '96 child killings
May 2008 - CNN - DNA cleared them, but they'll never feel free
27 May 2008 - Innocence Project - Dean Cage exonerated in Chicago
27 May 2008 - Sun Times - DNA frees man [Dean Cage] convicted of rape 14 years ago
20 May 2008 - Chicago Tribune - Woman who recanted '79 rape charge dies [first DNA exoneration in US]
16 May 2008 - Houston Chronicle - Till proved innocent” [Calls for Innocence Commission]
29 April 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - 27 years' jail - then found not guilty
21 April 2008 - Daily Telegraph - Lauren Huxley accused attacker Robert Black Farmer a DNA cold hit
14 April 2008 - Detroit News - Prisoner freed after DNA exoneration
26 March 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - DNA busts five-year-old case
27 February 2008 - Dallas Morning News - Rape charge thrown out against wrongly convicted Dallas man
23 February 2008 - The Times - Police face DNA ban
New South Wales Government Report: Review of DNA sampling and other forensic procedures
3 February 2008 - CNN - Town rallies around man wrongly convicted of murder
31 January 2008 - Sioux City Journal - Judge to review DNA evidence against Jeff Boppre
27 January 2008 - The Columbus Dispatch - Ohio: DNA testing should be used fairly to ensure justice for the guilty and the innocent
23 January 2008 - Daily Express - New Powerful DNA Tool Gets Go-Ahead
21 January 2008 - Sydney Morning Herald - Backlog of DNA tests will go to private lab
5 January 2008 - Herald Sun - Charles Chatman cleared of rape after 27 years in Texan jail
30 December 2007 -  The Plain Deaker - Whatever Happened to . . . : Clarence Elkins, wrongly convicted, still seeks justice
29 November 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - Don't worship at the altar of DNA - it's not infallible
25 November 2007 - New York Times - Vindicated by DNA, but a Lost Man on the Outside
8 November 2007 - The Advertiser - NSW: DNA leads to wife’s murder charge [body in freezer case] from the archives
23 October 2007 - Detroit Free Press - Michigan Bill would compensate people exonerated by DNA
9 October 2007 - Associated Press - Wrongly convicted man home 14 years later
19 September 2007 - Newsday - New York: Wrongfully convicted man files lawsuit in Westchester
17 September 2007 - The Dallas Morning News - Man didn't do '82 rape
19 September 2007 - BBC Northern Ireland - LCN DNA: McCanns not meeting Omagh team
12 September 2007 - The West Australian - Cold case review leads to rape charge
10 September 2007 Parliament Today - Thousands of cold cases to be reviewed
28 August 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - British DNA database riddled with errors
23 August 2007 - Fox News - Missouri Woman Admits Making False Rape Claim Against Convicted Man to Cover Extramarital Affair
21 August 2007 - The Patriot-News - Judge allows lawsuit in wrongful conviction
21 August 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - Balding's killer in DNA fight for freedom
16 July 2007 - The Times-Union - Chad Heins gains new trial because of DNA
9 July 2007 - Associated Press - Charges dropped against N.J. man freed with DNA evidence
7 July 2007 - Washington Post - Former Death-Row Inmate [Earl Washington Jr] Officially Declared Innocent
2 July 2007 - The Journal News - Deskovic: Report faults police, attorneys and former DA for wrongful imprisonment
This is the full text of the Deskovic Report
29 June 2007 - WKYC.com - Prosecutors charge Earl Mann case that sent Clarence Elkins to prison
28 June 2007 - Baltimore Examiner - DNA evidence casts doubt on conviction of James Thompson
23 June 2007 - Associated Press Atlanta - Report on DNA test results in Williams case sent to prosecutor
18 June 2007 - Newsday.com - Unheralded and exonerated
4 June 2007 - Sydney Morning Herald - NSW police "cold" on cold cases
28 May 2007 - Chicago Tribune - Jim Bromgard - Exonerated by DNA, guilty in official's eyes
23 May 2007 - Washington The Times - 201 exhonerations just the tip of the iceberg
21 May 2007 - Ottawa Citizen - Explaining DNA to 4 year olds
May 2007 - Gotham Gazette - New Jersey to expand DNA testing - good background and issues article
19 May 2007 - CNHI News Service - exhonerations may need systemic review
18 May 2007 - CanWest News - Winnipeg police blast DNA testing delays
17 May 2007 - MSNBC - James Tilman Connecticut to get $5m compensation for wrongful imprisonment
7 May 2007 - Washington Post - Putting the wrong man (Jerry Miller) behind bars
3 May 2007 - Washington Post - Exonerations Change How Justice System Builds a Prosecution
3 May 2007 - Newsday - DNA Bill will protect the wrongly convicted
3 May 2007 - The Journal News NY - Steven Cunningham convicted Jeffrey Deskovic released
28 April 2007 - Gainesville Sun - Alan Crotzer to be awarded $1.25m compensation
24 April 2007 - News.com Reuters - 200th DNA exhoneration - Jerry Miller
23 April 2007 - Chicago Tribune - Officials: DNA that cleared one man implicates another in ’81 rape
12 April 2007 - The Palm Beach Post - The case of Alan Crotzer and problems of compensation
11 April 2007 - Miami Herald - Alan Crotzer Miami - exhonerated after 25 years
11 April 2007 - Associated Press Chicago - $8m settlement for wrongful convictions
9 April 2007 - The Star-Ledger - 200 DNA exhonerations nationwide USA
9 April 2007 - Daily Northwestern - student documentary leads to release of convicted man
7 April 2007 - The Phoenix - Swarthmore College paper - Harold Wilson case
5 April 2007 - CNHI News Service - The case of Dennis Fritz, Oklahoma
February 2007 Allan Jamieson The Journal "LCN DNA - devil in the detail"
26 January 2007 - The Advertiser - DNA Evidence - Police Bungles
16 November 2006 - BBC Northern Ireland - Omagh DNA evidence 'unreliable
25 Oct 2006 - The West Australian - Ryan Pedler - Judge throws out 'weak' DNA evidence
20 July 2006 - Sydney Morning Herald - Johnny Briscoe - freed after 23 years
15 July 2006 - Sydney Morning Herald - DNA panel to give convicted another chance
30 June 2006 - The Australian - DNA evidence unreliable - John Tong Centre
30 April 2006 - Legal personnel need forensic training: expert [Prof Allan Jamieson]
8 September 2004 - ABC - DNA evidence may not be infallible: experts
26 August 2004 - ABC 7.30 Report - Indigenous DNA testing in doubt [Australia]
22 July 2004 - Seattle Post-Intelligencer - DNA testing mistakes at the State Patrol crime labs
4 November 2002 - The Age - Guilty until proved innocent – Jim Bromgard USA
11 October 2002 - ABC Radio National - interview with Dr Ross Vining on DNA reliability
17 December 2001 - ABC 7.30 Report - Nationwide meetings discuss DNA controls [Australia]
April 2000 - UNESCO Courier - DNA In The Dock
25 January 2000 - ABC 7.30 Report - DNA testing raises questions
20 August 1999 - ABC 7.30 Report - Police delay on DNA test keeps innocent man in jail [Robert Norford]
27 October 1995 - The Independent - Genetic fingerprinting in the dock

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