As a subscriber to the Innocence Project’s e-mail updater, I recently read this article and felt this case to be just one of many cases that could serve as a ‘poster-child’ case, exemplifying the need for and true justice underlying reform efforts within the criminal justice/prison system. After having served 20 years wrongfully convicted for the rape and murder of a 14 year-old girl, Steven Barnes has been released following Judge’s orders. A joint motion between the District Attorney’s Office and the Innocence Project was granted showing that a review in this case was appropriate. The two organizations worked together throughout the review process in which DNA evidence was examined and found to not match that of Mr. Barnes. He had been convicted on a ‘shaky’ eyewitness testimony and scientifically invalid forensic evidence including: jean pattern imprinting and soil comparison.
Bellow is the link to the Steven Barnes Walks Free Gallery
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