New DNA Evidence Exonerates Innocent Men

Over the past 10 years, 39 Texas inmates have been exonerated in light of new DNA evidence. 19 of those men were from nearby Dallas County alone. All were wrongfully convicted of crimes such as rape, burglary, murder, and kidnapping. They served a total of 548 years in prison; some spent as many as 26 years behind bars.

The Justice Project, an organization that defends wrongful convictions and promotes increased accuracy in the criminal justice system, states that "the most fundamental and important protection against wrongful conction is access to a qualified defense attorney." If you have been charged with a crime, it is absolutely imperative that you contact an experienced and aggressive Plano criminal defense attorney. Inadequate representation could have devastating consequences.

According to the Justice Project, the vast majority of wrongful convictions are due to mistaken eyewitness identifications. False testimony due to police intimidation or incentives, suppressed evidence, and false or unreliable forensic testimony also have lead to convictions of innocent men.

Wrongful convictions do not only harm the imprisoned, but the victim and the victim's family are not given the justice they deserve. In addition, the perpetrator of the crime is allowed to walk free and remeains a danger to the public.
 
That Texas leads the country in DNA exonerations indicates a high number of wrongful convictions in Texas courts. If you or someone you love has been arrested or charged with a crime, contact a Plano Criminal Defense Lawyer immediately . Your freedom and life are at stake.