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U.S. Supreme Court

Sep. 29, 2009

Update on DNA Evidence

Hon. Mark E. Windham examines the California Supreme Court's decision in People v. Nelson.

By Hon. Mark E. Windham

In People v. Nelson, 43 Cal.4th 1242 (2008), the Supreme Court has spoken definitively as to the latest controversy over DNA evidence.

The objective of this article and self-study test is to review the holding of the California Supreme Court's important DNA case in Nelson. Readers will learn how the Supreme Court allowed a "cold-hit" DNA case to proceed and how it allowed the presentation of powerful statistical DNA informati...

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