Travis County judge calls DNA testing backlog ‘critical’

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A Travis County Criminal District Court judge is joining a growing chorus of criminal justice advocates saying the DNA testing backlog of sex assault cases has reached a critical point. Just this week Judge Karen Sage says she ordered one long-held suspect be released from jail in the interest of honoring his constitutionally-protected right to a speedy trial.
“I know if I have a case in my court and there is DNA [involved], I don’t think about the pos