title: DNA analysis overturns the death sentence of a condemned criminal held in custody for 48 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan. Electronic address: k-honda@md.tsukuba.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Katsuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003416:Criminal Law / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D057237:Criminals; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods*; D053803:Forensic Genetics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners