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HPD crime lab takes another hit:
Shoddy handling, storing of DNA
raise doubts about rape conviction

The unprecedented retesting of DNA evidence processed by HPD began late last year after the audit found widespread problems at the crime lab including a leaky roof, sloppy science and questions about the veracity of the testimony by some lab workers. Police officials are reviewing close to 1,300 completed cases for possible retesting. So far retesting has been ordered in 170 convictions, plus dozens of pending cases.

Of the 16 cases that have been retested so far, Cantrell's and Sutton's results are the second to have contradicted the original findings of the police lab.

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