Justice, in 60 Minutes or Less

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True-crime shows like CSI are wreaking havoc on a made-for-TV generation of jurors

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Police, frustrated by an uncooperative suspect, get a court order for his DNA. They throw on a pot of coffee, and, before the first cup is gone, the lab has results: a perfect match to the atom-sized sample collected at the crime scene.

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Justice, in 60 Minutes or Less

A full confession will be coming right after these messages.

Too bad it's not that easy in real life.

Ideally, forensic scientists would test every fiber, every drop of blood they find at a crime scene. But if they did, it would be all they did. A DNA case, for example, can take up to 60 d...

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