5/31/2007
Professor William E. Hellerstein testified at a New York State Assembly joint committee legislative hearing in Albany on a bill by Governor Elliot Spitzer proposing an expansion of the State’s use of DNA evidence to solve crimes and exonerate the innocent. The bill, which has already been approved by the Senate, has drawn fire for including a proposal to set a deadline for convicted criminals to challenge their convictions, except for claims of newly discovered evidence, like DNA, proving innocence.