A North Carolina's law enforcement agent has been taken off the job after a scathing report found his work among the worst done on scores of flawed criminal cases.
The new director of the State Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday that Duane Deaver is on investigatory placement, meaning he cannot work but gets paid while an investigation continues.
An outside review of the blood analysis unit at the SBI crime lab said Deaver overstated or falsely reporting blood test results in five cases.
Deaver's testimony about SBI policies on omitting test results rom lab reports led to the outside review.
Deaver didn't return a message left at his office phone earlier ednesday, and no one came to the door of his home Wednesday afternoon.
About six of the cases now being reviewed are in Western North Carolina, including Rutherford, Buncombe and Transylvania Counties. Cleveland County also has at least one case under review.
While officials told News Channel 7's Melissa Keeney that they don't know if the reviews will lead to exonerations, there are concerns that the constitutional rights of defendants were violated.
Watch News Channel 7 and wspa.com for updates.
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