Funding an issue in Fla. wrongful convictions

Published June 28, 2012 8:27pm ET



TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Besides the usual suspects, such as mistaken eyewitness identification and faulty scientific evidence, Florida’s Innocence Commission says inadequate criminal justice funding is a leading factor in the wrongful conviction of innocent people.

The panel of judges, lawyers and law enforcement officials urged the Legislature to appropriate more money for courts, prosecutors, public defenders and crime laboratories. That recommendation came in a 171-page final report filed Thursday with the Florida Supreme Court.

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