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Case Study: Use of Low Copy Number DNA Evidence in Criminal Trials

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. The “CSI effect” can refer to jurors believing in the infallibility of DNA evidence in criminal trials. However, is all DNA evidence reliable? For example, in People v. Cad...

Exploring the Fallibility of Testing DNA Evidence

For decades, forensic DNA evidence has been a useful tool in countless criminal investigations, both for incriminating and for exonerating suspects. Supporters of forensic DNA testing argue that teste...