Robert Dewey is an example of a wrongful conviction. He was sentenced to life for rape and murder after a young woman was found dead in her own apartment. The woman, who was 19- year old Jacie Taylor, was found dead June 1994, she had been strangled to death and left for dead in a half-filled bathtub with a dog leash wrapped tightly around her neck. Sadly, she had been abused and sexually assaulted prior to her murder. A year later Dewey was put on trial for Taylor’s murder.
The police and prosecuting attorney built a case for the unclear circumstances against Dewey. Initially, he emerged as a suspect in the case and was considered one of the most likely suspects at the time. When police officers heard from several of Taylor’s friends that …show more content…
But I could see it as difficult for anyone when there is a murder of a young girl and an older man involved. The Sentinel quoted the judge when saying, "I think this is the perfect sentence for you. You engaged in a few moments of pleasure with Miss Taylor and it cost her life. It will haunt her family the rest of their lives." Regarding his sentence of life without the possibility of parole, the judge said, "I am happy to impose it on you." But Dewey did not back down after his conviction, and never stopped announcing his innocence, he even told the judge himself, "The killer is still out …show more content…
In 2009, they decided to retest his shirt from around the time of the crime with modern Forensic Analytical Sciences. After finally retesting the retained evidence with advanced technology, the new results omitted the victim’s blood as a source on Dewey’s shirt. Now knowing this information, there was again a strong defense for Dewey’s case. They continued to look more into the research and performed additional testing of the remaining DNA evidence from the semen in the victim’s blanket and fingernail scrapings, neither belonged to Dewey.
The Innocence Project investigated further and brought this new information to the Colorado Attorney General review project. They examined more of the original findings along with the retest. Both were reviewed in a laboratory and then they performed additional tests which were taken at the CBI, Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The final tests confirmed the FAS findings and they even discovered a match for the DNA found on the actual
The police and prosecuting attorney built a case for the unclear circumstances against Dewey. Initially, he emerged as a suspect in the case and was considered one of the most likely suspects at the time. When police officers heard from several of Taylor’s friends that …show more content…
But I could see it as difficult for anyone when there is a murder of a young girl and an older man involved. The Sentinel quoted the judge when saying, "I think this is the perfect sentence for you. You engaged in a few moments of pleasure with Miss Taylor and it cost her life. It will haunt her family the rest of their lives." Regarding his sentence of life without the possibility of parole, the judge said, "I am happy to impose it on you." But Dewey did not back down after his conviction, and never stopped announcing his innocence, he even told the judge himself, "The killer is still out …show more content…
In 2009, they decided to retest his shirt from around the time of the crime with modern Forensic Analytical Sciences. After finally retesting the retained evidence with advanced technology, the new results omitted the victim’s blood as a source on Dewey’s shirt. Now knowing this information, there was again a strong defense for Dewey’s case. They continued to look more into the research and performed additional testing of the remaining DNA evidence from the semen in the victim’s blanket and fingernail scrapings, neither belonged to Dewey.
The Innocence Project investigated further and brought this new information to the Colorado Attorney General review project. They examined more of the original findings along with the retest. Both were reviewed in a laboratory and then they performed additional tests which were taken at the CBI, Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The final tests confirmed the FAS findings and they even discovered a match for the DNA found on the actual