Osburne

Nevertheless, the Supreme Court held today in a 5-4 decision by Chief Justice Roberts that Osburne is out of luck.

Wonk Room » In 5-4 Decision, Conservative Supreme Court Denies DNA Evidence To Potentially Innocent Man 2009

Osburne insists that he is innocent, the State of Alaska has in its possession DNA evidence which will once and for all prove his guilt or innocence, and Osburne has offered to pay for DNA testing out of his own pocket.

Wonk Room » In 5-4 Decision, Conservative Supreme Court Denies DNA Evidence To Potentially Innocent Man 2009

Allowing Osburne to prove his potential innocence, Roberts said, risks “unnecessarily overthrowing the established system of criminal justice.”

Wonk Room » In 5-4 Decision, Conservative Supreme Court Denies DNA Evidence To Potentially Innocent Man 2009

Allowing Osburne to prove — or disprove – his claim of innocence will cost Alaska literally nothing.

Wonk Room » In 5-4 Decision, Conservative Supreme Court Denies DNA Evidence To Potentially Innocent Man 2009

In 1993, William Osburne was convicted of kidnapping, assaulting and raping a woman in Anchorage, Alaska.

Wonk Room » In 5-4 Decision, Conservative Supreme Court Denies DNA Evidence To Potentially Innocent Man 2009

Although Roberts conceded that “[i] t is now often possible to determine whether a biological tissue matches a suspect with near certainty,” he determined that Osburne has no right to pay for a test that could exonerate him for a crime he did not commit.

Wonk Room » In 5-4 Decision, Conservative Supreme Court Denies DNA Evidence To Potentially Innocent Man 2009

Emily Osburne is the author of Everyday Experts on Marriage, and she leads marriage workshops for newlyweds in the Greater Atlanta Area.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Mom Jack Canfield 2009

Emily Osburne is the author of Everyday Experts on Marriage, and she leads marriage workshops for newlyweds in the Greater Atlanta Area.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks Mom Jack Canfield 2009

Through her Fresh Air Fund, Harmony Ives met the slum-dwelling, impoverished, sweatshop-working Osburne family and their youngest child, 15-month-old Edith, "weakly and dark eyed from squatting beside her mother for 10 hours a day in an ill-lit New York sweatshop."

Time Waits for No Man The Daily Growler 2006

Jessica Osburne, an 28-year-old, third-generation diehard fan of the Fightin' Phillies, tried to pinpoint where her team had fizzled.

PhillyClout 2011