Lawyers: Dismissed drug convictions mostly for freed inmates

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts court has ordered thousands of criminal drug convictions dismissed because of misconduct by Annie Dookhan, a chemist who for years tested evidence in a state lab.
Lawyers who fought for the cases to be dismissed call the ruling a historic victory for justice and fairness, but they are also seeking to counter fears that dangerous criminals will soon walk free from prisons around the state.
Here are some questions and answers about the Massachusetts drug lab sc