Dark Pleas and Faulty Forensics: The Role of Flawed DNA Evidence in Coerced Guilty Pleas
By: Sydney Perkins Post-conviction proceedings reveal a striking asymmetry. While the introduction of scientifically invalid forensic evidence can easily secure a conviction, newly discovered evidence undermining that conviction rarely guarantees relief. Such evidence, rather than securing immediate exoneration, frequently becomes the basis for coercive prosecutorial bargaining. Consider the following scenario: after spending nearly […]
