High court to verify DNA test in Hakamada murder case

Photo shows Iwao Hakamada, a former professional boxer who was freed in 2014 after spending decades on death row. A Japanese high court plans to conduct an experiment to see if it is possible to replicate a DNA test result which was the basis of a lower court's decision to reopen a 1966 murder case and free Hakamada, his defense team said Aug. 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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