How DNA evidence creates victims of chance
CHARLES RICHARD SMITH has learned the hard way that you can prove almost anything with statistics. In 2009 a disputed statistic provided by a DNA analyst landed him with a 25-year jail sentence.
Smith was convicted of a sexual assault on Mary Jackson (not her real name) in Sacramento, California, which took place in January 2006. Jackson was sitting in a parking lot when a stranger jumped into her truck and made her drive to a remote location before forcing her to perform oral sex on him. When police arrested Smith and took a swab of cells from his penis, they found a second person's DNA mixed with his own.
Police launch review hoping to identify 1,000 dead bodies from past 50 years
Police said they want to ''put an end to the story'' for many families left bereft by the disappearance of loved ones who have never been traced.
Officers have launched a £50,000 review using the latest forensic techniques and public appeals aimed at putting names on the files of non-suspicious deaths.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/7954017/Police-launch-review-hoping-to-identify-1000-dead-bodies-from-past-50-years.html
| Careers in criminal justice |
A criminal defence lawyer represents an individual or a group of alleged offenders as their defense counsel in various courts including the Sessions Courts, the High Court and the Supreme Court. Lawyers who are part of the prosecution team defend the state and their duty is to see that the guilty are brought to book.
Anurag Kumar, a New Delhi-based Supreme Court advocate, says: “Criminal Law practice is interesting because each case is unique; the application of criminal law is based on facts of the case.”
Anurag Kumar, a New Delhi-based Supreme Court advocate, says: “Criminal Law practice is interesting because each case is unique; the application of criminal law is based on facts of the case.”
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