Wisconsin lawmakers are debating a bill that would extend the window for prosecution in sexual assault and other serious crime cases involving D-N-A.
Currently, prosecutors have one year to bring the potential offender to court. The new bill would extend that window to three years. Supporters say it can take longer than a year to match DNA to a suspect. Opponents of the bill say the state should hire more investigators to clear the backlog of DNA evidence waiting to be processed.
