DNA Evidence Fails To Exonerate Kansas Man
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This is the second, in just the last week, where a man professing his innocence had his guilt re-affirmed through DNA testing. Charles Hunter got his wish after years in prison. However, things did not go according to the plan he had when writing 46 letters to a Lawrence, Kansas newspaper. Hunter's DNA instead confirmed that he in fact did commit a series of rapes in Kansas in 1978.
According to the Lawrence Journal World & News, Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announced that DNA testing results failed to exonerate Charles Hunter.
The Innocence Project commented on the Hunter case:
Eric Ferrero, communications director at the Innocence Project, said the results “confirms the prosecution’s theory at the trial.” Ferrero said Hunter’s case with the Innocence Project is now closed.That might seem like a loss for the Innocence Project and the cause of wrongful convictions, but Ferrero said his organization’s goal is not based on which person the DNA evidence incriminates or exonerates.“ DNA evidence can prove innocence or guilt,” said Ferrero, whose agency has documented 233 cases in the United State where DNA evidence has led to exoneration. “Our cause is to get to the truth in these cases.”
