Gov. Newsom Calls for New DNA Testing in Kevin Cooper Case

SACRAMENTO (CBM) – On Friday, Feb. 22, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered new DNA tests in a 35-year-old quadruple murder case involving African-American death row inmate Kevin Cooper.
Newsom’s decision could lead to the overturning of Cooper’s 1985 conviction in the killing of a rural Chino Hills family and their 11-year-old house guest. The case has the potential, some political watchers say, to divide Californians.Both the California and United States supreme courts and more tha