THE SACRAMENTO OBSERVER - Cooper submitted his application for clemency to former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2016. In 2018, Brown ordered new DNA testing of some of the items of evidence. In 2019, Newsom ordered more forensic testing of several items for DNA evidence as requested by Cooper in his petition. The DNA tests were assessed by Cooper’s legal team and prosecutors at the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office (SBCDA).| Antonio Ray Harvey and Bo Tefu | California Black Media (CBM) – After numerous appeals, several rounds of new DNA testing, and a petition requesting further forensic testing, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order last week opening the way for an independent investigation that will evaluate death row inmate Kevin Cooper’s application for […]
