The district attorney in Cheyenne says his office will review an old rape case in response claims from lawyers that new DNA testing proves the innocence of a man who has served 23 years in prison. Cheyenne lawyer Aaron J. Lyttle with the Utah-based Rocky Mountain Innocence Center filed a request for a new trial for 63-year-old Andrew J. Johnson on Tuesday. Johnson is serving a life sentence at the state prison in Rawlins on the 1989 conviction. Lyttle and center officials say the DNA testing proves Johnson didn't commit the crime. District Attorney Scott Homar in Cheyenne announced Wednesday that the test results are evidence that favors Johnson. But Homar says his office must still review all the evidence before responding to Johnson's request for a new trial.
No comments:
Post a Comment