Oops, guess it was perjury, not innocence
Twenty-two years after Scott D. Oliver raped and murdered an 11-year-old girl in Easton, his claims of innocence have ended with new DNA testing proving he committed the brutal crime, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said Monday.
Details.August 02, 2011, 11:47
Boyd KennedyThis is the part that really caught my eye:
"At appeal, his trial attorney, Gary Asteak, testified Oliver had also confessed to him."
I wonder how that came about?
August 02, 2011, 16:44
John A. StrideYou have to wonder about the Innocence Project's standards for taking cases. So far it is 2 for 2 in that jurisdiction!