Ohio’s Governor Endorses Legislation Written by UC Law Students

University of Cincinnati College of Law students have put together legislation that would help prevent wrongful convictions.  The legislation has received the support of Governor Strickland and the Ohio Senate. If passed, the legislation would require the preservation of DNA evidence in all cases of serious crime, establish a standard that requires the recording of all interrogations from beginning to end in cases of serious crime, require police lineups and eyewitness photo ID procedures to be conducted in double-blind fashion, and expand Ohio’s current post-conviction DNA testing law to allow for DNA testing to be done during the parole phase of the justice cycle. Read full article here.