VACATED IN PART AND REMANDED
A telling tale with highlights of the court’s opine on DNA testimony from the commercial DNA lab LifeCodes reveals what forensic malfeasance or misconduct or “puffing results” really means. Lets say that over selling “science” is a huge issue and tremendous challenge to judges doing the “gatekeeping.”
Here’s a typical phrase from the prosecution’s DNA expert that the SC took issue with. She makes a correct statement but misleads the court and defendant’s counsel by omitting its legitimate “lesser weight” relevant to its identification power.
” “What we found was a mixture of DNA which we could not eliminate Kenneth Simmons'[s] blood as being a contributor to.” While a correct statement, this failed to inform the jury that she was basing that opinion on only six of the loci tested. ”
Thanks to Gloria Grening Wolk.
