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pacalo

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6. The two men looked so much alike -- & the police knew this -- yet DNA wasn't used.
Thu May 17, 2012, 01:59 AM
May 2012

I know from reading John Grisham's "An Innocent Man" how the prosecution can manipulate the law against death-row prisoners who have to rely on public defenders &, therefore, don't have the money to pay for the expensive DNA procedure. It's really horrifying how the law works against poor people.


'Los tocayos Carlos' – Hernandez and DeLuna looked so alike that they were sometimes mistaken for twins. Photographs: Corpus Christi police department/DeLuna family/Hernandez family/Texas dept of criminal justice/Corpus Christi Caller Times

Top (left to right): Hernandez; Hernandez; Hernandez; DeLuna.
Bottom (left to right): DeLuna; Hernandez; DeLuna; DeLuna

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