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· 1/24/1991

Commonwealth v. Curnin

Citations

  • 565 N.E.2d 440
  • 409 Mass. 218
  • 1991 Mass. LEXIS 48

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “Future challenges should focus on the soundness ... of the particular testing process . . . and, if raised, on the proper implementation of that process in the given case”
  • \[I]n a criminal trial we will 'not permit the admission of test results showing a DNA match [a positive result] without telling the jury anything about the likelihood of that match occurring'\
  • \we agree that DNA typing is generally acceptable ...\

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Judges: Liacos, Wilkins, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor

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