Lab exam; Handling of DNA evidence must be meticulous, timely.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial) From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: January 19, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Worcester Telegram & Gazette. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

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State legislators should press for answers in the improper handling of DNA material at the State Police laboratory in Sudbury. The results of an FBI investigation into lab procedures should offer guidance as what must be done to guarantee the integrity of evidence.

Lab officials recently admitted that prosecutors were unable to pursue charges in nearly a dozen rape cases because DNA evidence sat unreported on a supervisor's desk for months. In addition, the lab incorrectly matched DNA evidence in several other cases; some of the cases are from as ...

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