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DNA, the BPP, and 'Sex' Crimes

By Steve Hall

There are two news articles today involving the Board of Pardons and Paroles.  One involves a new law passed by Texas legislators in this year's legislative session; the second, a BPP practice under fire. The second story may give even more concern for application of the new law.  Today's Wall Street Journal reports, "Links to Sex Crimes to Follow Texas Suspects," by Ann Zimmerman.  Here's an extended excerpt:Desirée Wood gave up hope that the man who raped her 20 years ago in Dallas would ever be caught and sentenced for the crime. Now, she says, she has reason to believe her attacker might see some form of justice, after all. On Tuesday, a law takes effect in Texas that lets prosecutors and parole boards for the first time see DNA evidence that links a suspect to an old sexual assault, even though the statute of limitations has expired on the case and the suspect was never tried...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 31, 2009 (boomark / email).