The Innocence Project at the University of Virginia School of Law has identified five cases so far that deceased serologist Mary Jane Burton worked on that it’s investigating for potential wrongful convictions — and that number could go up as the center works through more cases.
Corey Parker, staff attorney at the UVA Innocence Project, told VPM News that more information is needed about a dozen other cases before the center can determine whether they should be investigated as well.
“The lack of information is the biggest hurdle that we have faced in reviewing the cases for innocence,” Parker said…