Court of Appeals of Maryland· 7/19/2005

Young v. State

Citations

879 A.2d 44
388 Md. 99
2005 Md. LEXIS 432

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admitting expert report concluding that defendant was “source” of DNA without any accompanying statistics
“DNA profiling typically is used to compare a suspect’s DNA with a sample of DNA taken from a crime scene.”
evidence of DNA match without accompanying statistical evidence admissible where random match probability “infinitesimal”
“when a DNA method analyzes genetic markers at sufficient locations to arrive at an infinitesimal random match probability, expert opinion testimony of a match and of the source of the DNA evidence is admissible”
“Testimony describing the methods employed in examining the DNA samples and calculating the match probabilities can lay the foundation for the trial court to determine that a sufficient factual basis exists for the DNA expert to testily to the source of the DNA evidence.”

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Judges: Bell, Raker, Wilner, Harrell, Battaglia, Greene, Eldridge

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