DNA frees man 11 years after conviction - Crime & Punishment - MSNBC.com

DNA frees man 11 years after conviction - Crime & Punishment - MSNBC.com: "LAKE CHARLES, La. - Nine years after he was convicted of rape and burglary and 11 years after his arrest, DNA tests have cleared Allen Coco's name and record.

The 38-year-old man had insisted since his arrest in 1995 that he was innocent. The 28-year-old victim had chosen his picture from a photo lineup.

Prosecutor Wayne Frey dismissed charges against Coco on Thursday, after getting results from a second round of DNA tests, and Judge Kent Savoie released him." Read complete post here.