A federal review of death penalty convictions has reportedly found at least 27 cases where FBI experts implicated defendants with exaggerated scientific testimony. According to The Washington Post, the FBI has identified the cases as among 120 questionable convictions to emerge from a sweeping review that began last summer. The findings prompted a last-minute stay of execution in the case of Mississippi prisoner Willie Jerome Manning earlier this year. The review’s full results are expected next month.
FBI Review Finds Flawed Evidence in 27 Death Penalty Convictions
HeadlineJul 18, 2013