Man Leaves Prison After 13 Years for False Rape Conviction

	posted by Scott on Thursday August 16, @01:10PM from the false-accusations dept.
	cheddah submitted this article from the Boston Globe. Yet another man has been freed from prison based on rape charges that DNA evidence has vindicated him from. 13 years of Angel Hernandez's life was wasted in prison. "Hernandez, who maintained his innocence throughout his incarceration, said he forgives the state. He said he planned to spend time with his family."

	Source: The Boston Globe [newspaper] Title: DNA evidence clears man of crime after 13 years in prison Author: Unknown [AP article] Date: August 16, 2001

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DNA (Score:2) by Nightmist (nightmist@mensactivism.org) on Thursday August 16, @05:14PM EST (#1) (User #187 Info) You know, with the availability nowadays of DNA analysis, it is amazing to me that more men--whether convicted of a crime they haven't committed or whether accused of fathering a child that is not theirs--aren't trying to take advantage of the science. Many men who are told they've fathered children still accept the word of the mother rather than getting scientific proof. I can tell you, were I ever accused of rapinng a woman, I'd be damn sure I went the DNA avenue to prove my innocence (provided, of course, there was DNA evidence left at the scene of the crime). Of course, then there are the incompetents in that field like any other... remember the woman police chemist from back in May who sent countless men to prison and to their deaths by claiming her tests proved things they didn't?

Re:DNA (Score:2) by Nightmist (nightmist@mensactivism.org) on Thursday August 16, @05:37PM EST (#2) (User #187 Info) By the way, I also believe it is high time that crime statisticians started offsetting the yearly number of reported sexual crimes by the number of men later proven innocent and released. At the very least, I think someone should be keeping a record of the number of men in this country convicted of these crimes and then freed by DNA testing. At least the prosecutor apologized. Often in these stories they won't even do that.

Always forgiving (Score:1) by A.J. on Friday August 17, @04:55PM EST (#3) (User #134 Info) Does anybody know how this process (release from prison) works? Does the state cut a deal before granting the release? Does the released prisoner have to agree to certain conditions? A number of these releases have been posted here and/or made the news elsewhere. As far as I can remember each wrongly imprisoned man has been very meek and mild upon release. That seems a bit odd to me. I'd expect at least some of them to be mad as hell.

Re:Always forgiving (Score:2) by Nightmist (nightmist@mensactivism.org) on Friday August 17, @05:13PM EST (#4) (User #187 Info) Check out the May 8 post about the man who was freed after they found flaws in the chemist's findings (those findings essentially convicted him). He's suing. I agree with you, though, A.J. It really doesn't sound right. If it were me, I'd be heading straight back to my lawyer to draw up the paperwork.

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