McCrory v. Alabama
This case involves a challenge to a conviction based on discredited bite mark evidence, where forensic experts testified at an evidentiary hearing that the injury in question was not actually a human bite mark. The petitioner sought Supreme Court review after the lower courts upheld the conviction despite this new scientific consensus.
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- Decided
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- Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
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- Jul 2, 2024
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