Dennis Fritz was an ordinary middle-aged man leading an ordinary life, when, on May 8, 1987, he was on his way to jail on charges of rape and murder. An overzealous prosecutor bent on winning relied on flimsy circumstantial evidence and Dennis was convicted and sentenced to life…
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Dennis Fritz was an ordinary middle-aged man leading an ordinary life, when, on May 8, 1987, he was on his way to jail on charges of rape and murder. An overzealous prosecutor bent on winning relied on flimsy circumstantial evidence and Dennis was convicted and sentenced to life…
Today more and more questions are raised concerning the conclusiveness of DNA evidence and whether or not it should be used to convict defendants in criminal trials.
Describes how DNA evidence is used to solve crimes and how the technology is a mixed blessing, especially with regard to civil liberties, and outlines actual cases and legislation.