In a 1994 Boulder murder case, a judge overturned the conviction on Friday due to faulty DNA testing conducted by the disgraced Colorado Bureau of Investigation scientist Yvonne “Missy” Woods.
This marks the first case to be invalidated since the CBI uncovered numerous criminal investigations in 2023 where Woods had taken shortcuts in her DNA analysis. This scandal has already led to significant financial losses for Colorado and has greatly impacted the state’s criminal justice system.
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New DNA testing in cold case supports imprisoned man’s innocent, lawyer says
Boulder District Court Judge Nancy Woodruff Salomone nullified the first-degree murder conviction of Michael Clark, a 49-year-old man who had been serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole following his 2012 conviction for the cold-case murder of Boulder city employee Marty Grisham.
A hearing is scheduled for June 6 at which Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty is expected to announce whether or not he will retry Clark on charges stemming from the 1994 killing.
“This is a really good day,” said Adam Frank, Clark’s attorney. “Michael Clark’s conviction is gone.”
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