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"The role of a crime scene investigator was given significant importance in a recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld an inmate’s right for access to DNA evidence previously withheld in his conviction.
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled 6-3 in favor of allowing access to then inadmissible DNA evidence collected in the 1995 murder trial of Henry “Hank” Skinner in Texas.
In a state that executes more Death Row prisoners than any other in the Union, capital punishment advocates and legal pundits alike are quick to note that the roulette wheel of the state and federal appeals process keeps criminal cases in play for far longer than need be, adding unnecessary cost to the delivery of justice..."
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