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Ohioans to Stop Executions / May 22, 2017

Death row inmates granted direct DNA testing through Ohio Supreme Court under new rule

Inmates already on death row may appeal a lower court’s decision rejecting access to DNA testing of evidence directly to the Ohio Supreme Court under a new rule adopted today. The move follows the Supreme Court’s 4-3 decision in December that struck down as unconstitutional part of a state law restricting such appeals in cases involving those already convicted of murder and sentenced to death.

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