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