Patrick Leahy actually said...

I know the importance of this firsthand from the experience of my friend Kirk Bloodsworth, an innocent man who was twice convicted of murder and rape, served 8 years in prison, including two on death row, and then they finally tested the DNA and found, oops, we got the wrong guy.

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Leahy highlights the wrongful conviction of Kirk Bloodsworth to emphasize the need for proper evidence preservation.

03/17/2009

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