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56 Vand. L. Rev. 1179 (2003)
Life after Death Row: Preventing Wrongful Capital Convictions and Restoring Innocence after Exoneration

handle is hein.journals/vanlr56 and id is 1193 raw text is: NOTES Life After Death Row: Preventing Wrongful Capital Convictions and Restoring Innocence After Exoneration I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................... 1180 II. THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM-EXAMPLES OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS IN CAPITAL CASES .............................................................. 1185 A. Faulty Forensic Science .......................................... 1188 B. Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct ..................... 1189 C. Inadequate Defense Counsel ................................... 1191 III. THE IMPORTANCE OF DNA TESTING AND THE OBSTACLES TO ITS U SE ....................................................... 1193 A. The History and Importance of DNA Evidence ........ 1193 B. Difficulties of Obtaining DNA Testing ..................... 1193 C. Difficulties of Using DNA Evidence in a Motion for a New Trial Based on Newly Discovered Evidence or Habeas Corpus Review ......................... 1195 IV. CASE STUDIES-INNOCENTS CONVICTED AND RELEASED .. 1201 A . K irk B loodsworth .................................................... 1202 B . Charles Fain ........................................................... 1204 C. E arl W ashington ..................................................... 1205 V. PROPOSED SYSTEMIC CHANGES TO PREVENT WRONGFUL C ONVICTION S ...................................................................... 1208 A. Death Penalty Reform in the States ....................... 1209 B. Improved Access to DNA Testing and the Creation of DNA Databases .................................... 1211 C. The Innocence Protection Act .................................. 1214 VI. RESTORING THE WRONGLY CONVICTED UNDER THE CURRENT SYSTEM ........................................... 1215 1179

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