Tennessee Supreme Court· 6/16/2011

Powers v. State

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343 S.W.3d 36
2011 Tenn. LEXIS 595
2011 WL 2410462

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noting that, while an ambiguity cannot be manufactured by a nonsensical interpretation, two reasonable interpretations of a statute demonstrate an ambiguity
stating that “a petitioner [is] required to present scientific proof demonstrating that DNA analysis is possible when the State argues otherwise”
reiterating that “DNA typing has now replaced digital fingerprinting as the ‘gold standard’ of individualization in forensic science.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)
providing that all four factors must exist as a prerequisite to testing pursuant to section 40-30-305
stating that “[p]articularly in ‘stranger-rape cases,’ ‘DNA [has] changed the nature of criminal investigations . . . by making it possible to exculpate or inculpate suspects’”
noting that a DNA match to the accused through Y-STR testing is evidence that the accused was a contributor to the sample even though the Y chromosome is not unique

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Judges: Justice Gary R. Wade

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