Kathy E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Prosecutor Stephanie Tubbs Jones says she will not reopen the 43-year-old Sam Sheppard murder case, rejecting claims that DNA evidence proves Sheppard did not kill his wife. Jones today told United Press International she finds the DNA results ``unreliable, tainted and legally inadmissible.'' A lawyer representing the late Dr. Sheppard's family announced Thursday that DNA tests show the blood of convicted killer Richard Eberling -- the Sheppards' window washer during the early 1950s -- is consistent with blood found at the 1954 murder scene. Attorney Terry Gilbert said DNA tests exclude Dr. Sheppard or his wife as donors of blood found in a trail leading from the murder scene -- a trail Gilbert said could have only been made by the killer. Sheppard was convicted of murder in what was called ``The Trial of the Century'' but the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the conviction 10 years later. Sheppard was acquitted during a second trial and died in 1970. Jones told UPI, ``At this juncture, I don't find the evidence compelling enough to prosecute. An indictment might be very easy to obtain but what I need to do is be able to get a conviction.'' Sheppard's son, Sam Reese Sheppard, wants to file a $2 million wrongful imprisonment lawsuit against the state of Ohio. Jones is blocking that action, arguing the statute of limitations has expired and the son has no legal standing. The matter is now before the Ohio Supreme Court. -- Kathy E "I can only please one person a day, today is NOT your day, and tomorrow isn't looking too good for you either" http://members.delphi.com/kathylaw/ Law & Issues Mailing List http://pw1.netcom.com/~kathye/rodeo.html - Cowboy Histories http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/2990/law.htm Crime photo's Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues
