Tag Archives: DNA testing

Evidentiary Hearing Day 5: The Speck of Blood

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Justice for Willie

The last day of Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s evidentiary hearing was short, but significant: the testimony of a Forensic Science consultant shattered the State’s myth about a speck of blood lifted from Jeff’s car. The prosecution had argued that the speck, later … Continue reading →

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Scope for Pitfalls Ahead

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Justice for Willie

2018 has brought Jeffrey Wogenstahl a huge breakthrough – a federal court decision that spelled out the travesty that was his trial. As Jeff knows only too well, however, there is scope for pitfalls ahead. If he needed any proof … Continue reading →

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The USA: A Shameful Record

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Justice for Willie

The USA has a poor reputation when it comes to executions. A report* by Amnesty International found the following: -Most UN member states were execution-free last year;** but the USA continued to execute. -The USA was the only one of … Continue reading →

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DNA Tests: Errors Occur

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Justice for Willie

DNA testing is never more than part of the evidence for a case. Continue reading →

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Eyewitness Misidentification

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Justice for Willie

At the time of Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s trial the law had not yet embraced the concerns about eye witness identification that scientists had been highlighting for years. It was only when DNA exonerations flagged up the prevalence of misidentification even when … Continue reading →

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