But prosecutors had no direct evidence tying Black to the location of the murder, an Ohio appellate court later said.
In many cases, prosecutors themselves don't even have access to the source code and haven't reviewed the underlying technology.
Back in Akron, the judge in Rankin's case ordered the Cybercheck evidence excluded after prosecutors failed to turn over the source code.
The Summit County Prosecutor's Office declined to comment when reached by BI.
It's unclear how many others may be behind bars because of Cybercheck evidence that was never rigorously scrutinized.
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