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		Thorentis on Feb 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Accused murderer wins right to check source code o... > If TrueAllele is found wanting, presumably that will not affect the dozen individuals said to have been exonerated by the software. Buried right at the end, but an interesting thought. It would depend on the individual cases, but if there was a whole body of evidence vs. one DNA test, surely these cases would need to be retried?

clarle on Feb 8, 2021 [–]

IANAL but if the individuals were already found not guilty, I think double jeopardy laws would apply.

The prosecution wouldn't be able to try again unless they made an appeal that there's a substantially different crime.

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