The Frederick Police Department announced Friday that it was closing a nearly 40-year-old cold case after new DNA evidence matched a suspect. But the alleged killer won’t have his day in court since ...

Appeal court judges will be asked to overturn the “unsafe” conviction of a man imprisoned for eight years after he admitted handling a gun. Kofi Dill admitted he handled the Rexio RJ Series .38 ...

Appellate judges questioned DNA linking Richard Aguirre to 1986 murder Defense argued 2018 bag DNA resulted from lab transfer and testing protocols Prosecutors cited admissions and other evidence; ...

With only five exonerations, lawmakers weigh bills that would update Delaware's DNA evidence practices, aligning the state ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Almost immediately after a Spokane County judge convicted him in December 2023, Richard Aguirre asked an appeals court to take a look at the case ...

A justice group says it is helping individuals have their convictions for serious crimes independently assessed after the completion of a review into cases potentially tainted by flawed DNA evidence.

DNA evidence helped detectives with the Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit identify a suspect they believed stabbed to death a 26-year-old man 16 years ago during an argument at a bar. Police ...

The DNA that helped link a former Pasco police officer to a 1986 murder may become the reason he gets a new trial. Appellate court Judges Robert Lawrence-Berrey, Tracy A. Staab and Megan Murphy ...