Convicted Despite DNA: The Juan Rivera Case

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In May of 2009, Juan Rivera was convicted for a third time for the 1992 rape and murder of 11-year-old Holly Staker in Lake County, Illinois, despite new DNA evidence that excluded him as the source of semen found in the victims body. Rivera is currently appealing his case. To learn more about Rivera's wrongful conviction, go to http://www.law.northwestern.edu/cwc/