NewsDecember 27, 2013
Judge says DNA tests fail to clear Missouri inmate
ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis judge has ruled DNA tests fail to prove a man is innocent of killing a woman and sexually assaulting her young daughters three decades ago. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 69-year-old Rodney Lee Lincoln sought to have his double life sentence overturned. He had hoped DNA testing would show he didn't kill 35-year-old JoAnn Tate in 1982, nor assault her daughters, 7-year-old Melissa and 4-year-old Renee...
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ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis judge has ruled DNA tests fail to prove a man is innocent of killing a woman and sexually assaulting her young daughters three decades ago.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports 69-year-old Rodney Lee Lincoln sought to have his double life sentence overturned. He had hoped DNA testing would show he didn't kill 35-year-old JoAnn Tate in 1982, nor assault her daughters, 7-year-old Melissa and 4-year-old Renee.
St. Louis Circuit Judge Robin Vannoy on Tuesday rejected the motion after hearing the case in September. Lincoln's daughter, Kay, says an appeal is planned.
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Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce agreed to allow DNA testing after misplaced evidence was found. Prosecutors said it was not a case where DNA provided the ultimate word.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
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