[PAR35]

Some ‘exonerated’by DNA are innocent. But not all are. And I’d need more than someone coming up with a test showing some non-matching DNA before I’d overturn a jury verdict.

[Strategerist]

Some ‘exonerated’by DNA are innocent. But not all are.

Like who?

And I’d need more than someone coming up with a test showing some non-matching DNA before I’d overturn a jury verdict.

Almost all of the convictions overturned are based on eyewitness testimony, and it's abundantly clear that DNA is more accurate than eyewitnesses, even the victim.

[diefree]

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This ex·on·er·ate Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ig-zon-uh-reyt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing. 1. to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate: He was exonerated from the accusation of cheating. 2. to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Origin: 1515–25; late ME < L exonerātus (ptp. of exonerāre to unburden, discharge), equiv. to ex- ex-1 + oner- (s. of onus) a burden + -ātus -ate1] —Related forms ex·on·er·a·tion, noun ex·on·er·a·tive, adjective ex·on·er·a·tor, noun —Synonyms 1. vindicate. See absolve. 2. release, discharge, free. —Antonyms 1. blame. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.