Lawyer Says DNA Should Clear Inmate of Crime
MICHIGAN
*
A man who has spent more than 17 years in prison for murder should go free based on new DNA evidence, an attorney with the Innocence Project said.
Eddie Joe Lloyd was convicted in 1985 of raping and murdering 16-year-old Michelle Jackson based on a confession police obtained while he was in a mental hospital and on medication.
But recent DNA tests show he didn’t commit the crime, said Barry Scheck, an attorney who co-founded the Innocence Project, which seeks to use DNA evidence to exonerate innocent inmates. A hearing was scheduled in Wayne County Circuit Court today.
More to Read
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
