Recent DNA Exoneration Cases Have Revealed the Most Common Cause

question 27

Multiple Choice

Recent DNA exoneration cases have revealed the most common cause of mistaken convictions to be

• A)a coerced confession.
• B)false alibis.
• C)racially biased juries.
• D)inaccurate eyewitnesses.

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