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A DNA Firm That Caters to Police Just Bought a Genealogy Site
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State v. Phillips, __ N.C. App. __, __ S.E.2d __ (Dec. 3, 2019)
New trial ordered where State Crime Lab forensic scientist was required to testify about DNA sample despite her insistence that the testimony was not scientifically valid. Court of Appeals found that the testimony was expert opinion testimony and did not satisfy prongs 1 or 2 of Rule 702 where the expert was asked to testify …
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Rape Charges Thrown Out After Minnesota Agents Mix Up DNA
Hundreds of Victim and Witness DNA Profiles Removed From New York City Database
DNA genealogical databases are a gold mine for police, but with few rules and little transparency
Two DNA Standards Considered for OSAC Registry
At least 100 criminal cases in St. Louis County under review over possible DNA evidence problems
MI federal judge disallows testimony about DNA mixture interpretation
Counsel should be aware of the Oct. 2019 ruling in which a United States District Judge found that in a case involving interpretation of a complex DNA mixture where the relevant contributor contributed 7% of the DNA in the mixture, the STRmix software report did not meet the Daubert reliability standard for admissibility as evidence. …
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DNA Mixture Interpretation: Thoughts and Lessons Learned from a NIST Scientific Foundation Review
Following a short introduction from the CSAFE center staff, Dr. John Butler, NIST Special Programs Office, and Dr. Hari Iyer, NIST Statistical Design, Analysis and Modeling Group will present a free one-hour webinar on DNA mixture interpretation. In the process of working on a NIST Scientific Foundation Review on DNA mixture interpretation over the past …