Legal Considerations for Acceptance of New Forensic Methods in Court

Authors

Timothy Palmbach, University of New HavenFollow
Gary Shutler, Washington State Patrol

Author URLs

Professor Palmbach's Faculty Profile

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2004

Subject: LCSH

Forensic sciences, DNA

Disciplines

Forensic Science and Technology

Abstract

DNA profiles obtained from a forensic case example can exclude an individual as a possible source of the sample or include this individual as a potential donor, often with a high degree of discrimination. Initially, courts responded cautiously to the powerful individualizing abilities of DNA, recognizing the complexity of DNA typing procedures and the difficulty of presenting such results to a jury. However, a plethora of research, evaluation, and technical advancement as well as the education of the court have transformed the attitudes of judge and jury into a level of general understanding and acceptance for human DNA typing methods.

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Repository Citation

Palmbach, Timothy and Shutler, Gary, "Legal Considerations for Acceptance of New Forensic Methods in Court" (2004). Forensic Science Publications. 19.
https://digitalcommons.newhaven.edu/forensicscience-facpubs/19

Publisher Citation

Palmbach, T. and Shutler, Gary. Legal Considerations for Acceptance of New Forensic Methods in Court in Forensic Botany: Principles and Applications to Criminal Casework, edited by Heather Miller Coyle. Boca Raton, Fla., CRC Press, 2004, pp. 197-216.