The first defense witness in a new round of Summit County court hearings that could lead to a new trial for Douglas Prade has had his DNA findings used in 20 criminal cases that resulted in the defendants’ exoneration. Common Pleas Judge Christine Croce, who will decide whether the former Akron police captain gets a new trial, heard that fact only minutes into Wednesday’s evidentiary hearing at the county courthouse. Dr. Rick W. Staub, a DNA lab director for 25 years who now manages the police crime scene and evidence department in...
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