Court Room Cases

    Profile: Innocence Network UK

    Profile: Innocence Network UK

    Must Reads Court Room Cases DNA Forensics

    In December 2014, a group of law students and lecturers from the University of Cardiff successfully overturned the murder conviction of Dwaine George, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment following the death of Daniel Dale in 2001. During the original trial, the jury determined that tiny... Read More

    18th February 2015
    Historic Disputes Solved by DNA Testing

    Historic Disputes Solved by DNA Testing

    Articles Court Room Cases DNA Forensics

    Every year, numerous criminal cases are re-opened due to evidence offered by DNA testing, leading to convictions or exonerations of long past crimes. The chances of other suspects featuring the same DNA profile are quoted as ‘billions to one’, making it an accurate way of proving that an individual... Read More

    21st January 2015