Fort Collins police change rape kit testing policy after CALL7 investigation (CO)Read More
DNA
The ENCODE project, the Fourth Amendment, and Haskill v. Harris
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments on whether DNA fingerprinting violates the Fourth Amendment’s protection against unreasonable search and seizure on September 19. Plaintiffs-Appellants in Haskell v. Harris argue that collection of DNA at arrest violates their privacy interests because DNA contains not only CODIS markers that help in …
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Y Chromosome Study Casts Doubt On Theories Regarding Junk DNA, Sexually Dominant Men
Supreme Court to Review DNA Law
SLC company creates cloud-based DNA database for local police (UT)
Acquitted of a crime, state keeps your DNA (OH)
DNA profiles can be kept indefinitely, Ohio Supreme Court rules in Cleveland case (OH)
DNA evidence, testing make death penalty more credible (FL)
DNA links suspect to French homicide
Lake County continues to press case against man cleared of rape by DNA (IL)
“Forensics on Trial” program on NOVA
NOVA (PBS) aired a program called “Forensics on Trial” on October 17, 2012, examining the crisis facing crime labs in the U.S which lack central oversight, employ few scientific standards, and have poor regulation of examiners. The program investigates how the use of fingerprint, bite mark, ballistics, toolmark, and hair analysis evidence has led to …
DNA From Phony ‘Chewing Gum Survey’ Solves 1976 Cold Case
The “Birthday Problem”
Defense attorneys interested in learning more about DNA statistics might find the following articles interesting because the “birthday problem” is analogous to looking for partial matches in a DNA database. The birthday problem is a classic puzzle that asks if you had a room full of people, how many people would you need in the …