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· 5/28/1996

In re Sisk

Citations

  • 517 U.S. 1219
  • 116 S. Ct. 1869

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that DQ Alpha and polymarker testing are sufficiently reliable under Daubert and have achieved general acceptance within relevant scientific community
  • which listed, at 1147, n. 4, fifteen state appellate courts admitting DNA evidence derived from the PCR methodology
  • PCR analysis reliable and admissible under the standard established by Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993)
  • which listed, at 1147, n, 4, fifteen state appellate courts admitting DNA evidence derived from the PCR methodology
  • which listed, at 1147, n. 4, fifteen state appellate courts admitting DNA evidence derived from the PCR methodology
  • “Impermissible vouching may ... occur when the government implies a guarantee of a witness’s truthfulness, refers to facts outside the record, or expresses a personal opinion as to a witness’s credibility”

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