Dallas DNA
Encyclopedia
Dallas DNA is an American television program that premiered on April 28, 2009 on the Investigation Discovery cable channel. It documents the cooperation of the Dallas County, Texas
District Attorney Office with several law school innocence programs. A new division, the Conviction Integrity Unit, re-investigates past convictions where DNA
testing may either exhonerate or confirm convictions of those now serving time in Texas prisons.
Dallas County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,218,899 people, 807,621 households, and 533,837 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,523 people per square mile . There were 854,119 housing units at an average density of 971/sq mi...
District Attorney Office with several law school innocence programs. A new division, the Conviction Integrity Unit, re-investigates past convictions where DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
testing may either exhonerate or confirm convictions of those now serving time in Texas prisons.
Cast
The cast includes real-life officials in their daily work, including but not limited to:- Craig WatkinsCraig WatkinsCraig Watkins is currently the district attorney for the Dallas County, Texas, USA. He became the first African American district attorney in Texas when he was elected in 2006....
, District Attorney - Terri Moore, 1st Assistant D.A.
- Mike WareMike WareMichael Ware may refer to:* Michael Ware, Australian journalist* Mike Ware * Mike Ware...
, Special Fields Bureau Chief and Chief of the CIU. - Jena Parker, Paralegal
- James HammondJames HammondJames Hammond was an eighteenth-century British poet included in Doctor Johnson's Lives of the Poets....
, Investigator - Michelle Moore, Public Defender's Office - DNA Attorney.
- Other judges, attorneys, investigators, witnesses, family, and friends of both the accused and of the victims of the crimes.
See also
- List of miscarriage of justice cases
- Overturned convictions in the United StatesOverturned convictions in the United States- Alabama :Blount CountyBill Wilson was convicted of the 1912 murder of his wife and child. He was exonerated in 1918 when they were both found living in Indiana.Jackson County...
External links
- Dallas DNA official website
- Dallas DNA at the Texas District and County Attorneys AssociationTexas District and County Attorneys AssociationThe Texas District and County Attorneys Association, or TDCAA, is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving Texas prosecutors and attorneys in government representation...