Jorge Encinas

DNA sheds light on past mistakes

All StoriesJorge Encinas10/21/20153

As the science around DNA testing advances and becomes more commonplace in courts it reveals weaknesses in other forms of forensic evidence and expert testimony that impact convictions in Arizona and around the nation. According to the Innocence Project, there have been 330 post-conviction exonerations related to DNA evidence in the United States since 1989…

Game and Fish shining spotlight on poachers

All StoriesJorge Encinas09/18/20150

Needlessly cruel and financially costly, poachers in Arizona can be destructive to both wildlife and the state as well as difficult to track or capture but public education and cell phone availability has led to an increase in tips. There are different actions that fall under poaching in Arizona and depend on the weapons used,…