Colorado Politics: The state Supreme Court will decide whether a Douglas County judge has the authority to compel the Colorado Bureau of Investigation to release data related to the misconduct of a disgraced DNA analyst whose work affected numerous criminal cases.
Yvonne “Missy” Woods was criminally charged in Jefferson County on Jan. 22 with 102 felony counts related to her alleged alteration of DNA evidence and her concealment of possible contamination over a 15-year period with CBI. The bureau’s counterpart in South Dakota conducted a yearlong review that served as the basis for the district attorney’s actions.
Prior to Woods’ criminal charges, Douglas County prosecutors initiated a case against Adetayo Sotade alleging sexual assault and other crimes. Revelations of Woods’ misconduct surfaced while Sotade’s case was pending.
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