U.S. top court rejects right for criminals to DNA tests
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 12:14
in Mathematics & Economics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Convicted criminals do not have a constitutional right to obtain access to a state's biological evidence to conduct DNA testing when pursuing claims of innocence, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
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