DNA Testing and Hearing Ordered in Cooper Case
by TChris
Kevin Cooper's effort to prove his innocence and avoid execution took a step forward as U.S. District Judge Marilyn Huff ordered DNA testing on hairs found in the clenched hand of a murder victim. If the hairs don't belong to any of the victims or to Cooper, it would be reasonable to infer that they belong to the actual killer, as Cooper contends. Prior TalkLeft coverage of Cooper's case is collected here.
The judge also set a tentative date to hear evidence in support of Cooper's argument that prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense at his trial.
The hearing later this month will deal with statements from several patrons of a bar near the [victims'] home who said San Bernardino sheriff's deputies were called to kick out three disorderly patrons with bloody clothes on the night of the killings.
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