The defense team for a Colorado DNA analyst whose alleged shoddy work jeopardized hundreds of convictions over 15 years on Monday asked to delay her arraignment - to go through more than 45,000 files of discovery.
Forensic scientist Yvonne 'Missy' Woods, who worked for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation for 29 years, was charged in January with 102 counts related to 58 instances of alleged criminal misconduct committed between 2008 and 2023.
The charges include cybercrime, perjury in the first degree, attempt to influence a public servant and forgery. She has not yet entered a plea.
Problems with Woods' work were first discovered by an intern in 2023; a subsequent investigation 'quickly discovered a number of similar discrepancies,' First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King said in a statement announcing the charges earlier this year.
Woods was placed on leave in October 2023 and resigned the following month.
