DNA reverses 19 convictions. In 18 of them there was eyewitness testimony.
"DNA exonerations cast doubt on eyewitnesses."
"In all but one of the 19 convictions resulting in DNA exonerations, the newspaper reported, police and prosecutors built their case on eyewitness accounts, even though they knew such testimony can be fatally flawed.
"No one has been charged with lying or disciplined for incompetence or negligence in connection with the exonerations.
"All but five occurred under the late District Attorney Henry Wade, who served from 1951 to 1986 and ran an office marked by take-no-prisoners trial tactics, conviction rates that topped 90 percent and record-length punishments."