Thousands of cases under review by DA after APD Crime Lab concerns

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County District Attorney’s Office has reviewed thousands of cases that may have been impacted by compromised evidence at APD’s now-closed DNA lab. Travis County District Attorney Margaret Moore’s staff have already flagged some of these cases that may present problems, and submitted them to a forensic expert at the University of North Texas for review.
“In a way it’s kind of a shame that one or two or a few cases, or one analyst coul