Utah judge orders death row inmate's release on bail after DNA tests

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How did the left and right cover Utah judge orders death row inmate's release on bail after DNA tests?

Of the 10 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 60% are rated left, 40% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is Utah judge orders death row inmate's release on bail after DNA tests left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 10 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of Utah judge orders death row inmate's release on bail after DNA tests biased?

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Which side is not reporting Utah judge orders death row inmate's release on bail after DNA tests?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered Utah judge orders death row inmate's release on bail after DNA tests?

10 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

Why was the man ordered released on bail?

A Utah judge ordered the release on bail of a 71-year-old man who had spent decades on death row. This decision was made after prosecutors stated that newly analysed DNA evidence did not match him, casting doubt on his conviction for a 1985 killing.

Did the victim's family agree to the release?

No, the victim's family objected to the man's release. Despite their objections, the judge ordered the 71-year-old man to be released on bail after new DNA evidence emerged that did not match him.

How long had the man been on death row?

The man had spent decades on death row. Some reports indicate he had been incarcerated for over 40 years, having been convicted of a 1985 killing before the new DNA evidence led to his ordered release on bail.