Mississippi Supreme Court· 12/31/1992

Polk v. State

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612 So. 2d 381
1993 WL 2774

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concluding that whether particular test was performed properly goes to admissibility or competency rather than weight or credibility
concluding that whether particular test was performed properly goes to admissibility or competency rather than weight or credibility
applying reasoning of Ake to hold that due process considerations require defendant to have access to a DNA expert
\Mississippi has continued to follow the Frye `general acceptance' standard even after the adoption of Rule 702 of the Mississippi Rules of Evidence.\
\Mississippi has continued to follow the Frye 'general acceptance' standard even after the adoption of Rule 702 of the Mississippi Rules of Evidence.\
where trial court allowed evidence of a DNA match but disallowed statistical analysis, this Court found expert testimony regarding DNA match admissible, but did not address admissibility of statistics or trial court's refusal to admit same

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Judges: Hawkins, P.J., and Pittman and Roberts

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