Deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) evidence

The Innocence Project seeks to free people wrongly convicted of crimes. Using  deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) evidence, there have been over 1600 exonerations nationwide since 1989 that have affected 329 wrongly convicted people. The true perpetrator has been identified in 148  deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA ) cases.

The Innocence Project is especially concerned about prisoners on death row that were convicted before the days of  deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) testing. Some states have halted executions due to concern over potential bias and errors in the death penalty aspect of the criminal justice system.

1. Considering what you have learned in this assignment; do you think classic fingerprinting is an adequate standard of evidence in criminal cases? What about serious felony cases?

2. Do you think  deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) fingerprinting should be the standard of evidence in all criminal cases or just in more serious felony cases?

3. Do you think death penalty inmates should have the right to  deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) testing of evidence if they were convicted before  deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) profiling technology was developed? In retroactive cases like this, who should be liable for the costs associated with  deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) testing?

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