Judge calls for review in case of freed man

http://salon.com/wires/ap/us/2009/12/18/D9CM1CN80_us_wrong_man_convicted

Friday, Dec 18, 2009 19:00 EST
By SARAH KARUSH

Investigators at the U.S. Justice Department are being asked to look into the case of a man freed from prison this week after 28 years because DNA tests showed he was innocent.

The conviction of Donald Eugene Gates in a 1981 rape and murder was based largely on testimony by an FBI forensic analyst whose work later came under fire. Documents show prosecutors knew years ago that the discredited analyst was involved but failed to inform Gates' attorneys.

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