Among its requirements, the conviction must have occurred before DNA testing was used in criminal investigations. The conviction also must have been based almost entirely on identification by a witness and the evidence to be tested has to have been in the custody of a law-enforcement agency since the trial ended. In the meantime, we, the public, should let our governors and prosecutors know that we want justice for victims and criminals, not just big prison body counts. One prominent governor, George W. Bush, could make a particularly meaningful contribution by looking into the Roy Criner case. True, Bush has a lot on his mind these days.
Talk is cheap.