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State v. Carlson

Citations

  • 267 N.W.2d 170
  • 1978 Minn. LEXIS 1292

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  • expert's testimony that there was only a 1 in 800 chance that foreign pubic hairs found on victim did not come from accused and an even more remote 1 in 4500 chance that head hairs did not belong to accused was improperly received
  • rejecting statistical evidence of identity despite foundation

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Judges: Rogosheske, Todd, Yetka

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