Smith v. Deppish

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• concluding that results of RFLP testing may be inadmissible on grounds of relevancy or prejudice, or because of sample contamination or chain of custody question
• concluding that results of RFLP testing may be inadmissible on grounds of relevancy or prejudice, or because of sample contamination or chain of custody questions
• concluding that while Frye is met if evidence and technique are both generally accepted, evidence may nonetheless be excluded on other bases such as irrelevancy, test samples prejudice, or contamination
• concluding that while Frye is met if evidence and technique are both generally accepted, evidence may nonetheless be excluded on other bases such as irrelevancy, test samples prejudice, or contamination
• finding reliability of procedures sufficiently established, and no abuse of discretion in admitting DNA evidence
• DNA print testing and Restriction Fragment Link Polymorphism Analysis admissible, recognized as reliable and generally accepted

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