District of Columbia· 6/9/2005

United States v. Morrow

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374 F. Supp. 2d 51
2005 WL 1362214

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holding that “even DNA evidence with relatively low statistical significance may be admitted as probative evidence, provided that certain safeguards are afforded”
noting that the jury might confuse random match probability “with the potentially very different probability that the defendant is not the source of the matching samples”
allowing testimony that defendant could not be excluded as source of DNA even though statistical significance was low because the defendant could cross-examine on the statistical relevance of the conclusion
denying motion to exclude DNA results that “d[id] not show a significant statistical probability of inclusion” where the results nevertheless “show[ed] that the defendants [could] not be excluded as contributors”
noting the “ameliorative potential of cross examination, counter-experts, and clarifying jury instructions”
“[T]he best practice is to include statistical data on the frequency of the matching characteristics in the relevant reference population when admitting DNA evidence.”

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Judges: Kollar-Kotelly

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