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Joe Cunningham: “Say Elton Harris, who admitted to his guilt after 14 years and said that he admitted he was guilty, and all of a sudden…”

On the recordFebruary 8, 1995
Say Elton Harris, who admitted to his guilt after 14 years and said that he admitted he was guilty, and all of a sudden it proved that he was not guilty. You are telling me there is no way that if we had DNA evidence or if someone admitted to the guilt, that he would not be protected?
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina

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Discussing the implications of DNA evidence in wrongful conviction cases.

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