Verkkothe new unit is getting rolled out just months after a hennepin county judge vacated a 2004 murder conviction in a case handled by county persecutors. Verkkoworking with the great north innocence project, the inmate successfully lobbied to plead his case before a hennepin county district judge. Verkkoof cases submitted and accepted by the conviction review unit for evaluation, those are ones in which there is a compelling reason to believe that the. Verkkominneapolis — hennepin county attorney mary moriarty on monday announced a new unit to review past cases for mistakes and unjustified. Verkkothe new conviction integrity unit will look at cases that might have convicted innocent people or had mistakes in trial processes. Verkkoin cases where the perpetrator has left behind biological evidence, such as blood, semen, or saliva, the accuracy and precision of dna evidence offers virtually. — hennepin county attorney mary moriarty is announcing the launch of a conviction integrity unit she says could. Verkkoa judge vacated his 2005 murder conviction after a lengthy legal challenge from haynes’ sister and the great north innocence project. Tim walz has taken the rare step of taking a murder case away from hennepin county prosecutors and handing it to attorney.
