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Article • April 15, 2024 • from CLN April, 2024
The FBI’s Rapidly Expanding DNA Database by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The FBI has amassed over 20 million DNA profiles in its database and has requested Congress double its budget for handling DNA samples “to process the rapidly increasing number of DNA samples collected.” The Combined DNA Index …
Article • March 15, 2024 • from CLN March, 2024
New York Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction Because Testifying Criminalist Not Shown to Have Requisite Involvement in DNA Testing Process and Provides Guidance to Avoid Future Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause Violations by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The Court of Appeals of New York reversed a case where the …
Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024
Steady Improvement in Techniques for the Analysis of Degraded DNA by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney DNA, while remarkably resilient, may be degraded by exposure to ultraviolet radiation, extreme temperatures, humidity, and microbial activity. These exposures may result in “single-strand and double-strand breaks, depurination, deamination, and crosslinks.” Consequently, the DNA …
Article • January 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2024
Human DNA Retrieved From Dogs Might Provide Evidence by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney Researchers from Flinders University in Australia published the results of a study involving the work of the Victoria Police Forensic Services Department and Deakin University regarding the collection of human DNA from 20 dogs from separate …
Article • December 15, 2023 • from CLN December, 2023
New York Court Rules Police Allowed to Use Familial DNA Searches by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi In 2022, a New York court barred law enforcement from using familial DNA searches (“FDS”). According to the court, the state’s regulations for FDS were invalid because they first needed to be approved by the …
Article • December 15, 2023 • from CLN December, 2023
Use of Forensic Genetic Genealogy Searches to Identify Suspects Needs Regulation and Can Be Challenged by Matthew Clarke by Matthew Clarke Ever since it was used to identify the Golden Gate Killer in 2018, Forensic Genetic Genealogy (“FGG”) has been accepted by law enforcement as a tool for identifying unknown …
Article • November 1, 2023 • from CLN November, 2023
Three’s a Crowd: Issues of DNA Mixture Analysis and Interpretation by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm M.D. A study funded by the National Institute of Justice recently found that the vast majority of forensic laboratories had difficulty correctly interpreting DNA samples derived from three donors. Over 99.9% of our …
Colorado’s Amendments to Post-Conviction DNA Testing Statute Allows Greater Number of Affected Persons to Seek Testing by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney On March 10, 2023, Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 1034 (“HB 1034”) into law, opening the door to a greater number of people convicted of felonies to …
Article • October 1, 2023 • from CLN October, 2023
We’re All Suspects in a DNA Lineup, Waiting to be Matched with a Crime by John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead By John & Nisha Whitehead August 21, 2023 “Make no mistake about it … your DNA can be taken and entered into a national DNA database if you are ever arrested, rightly …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
New York City’s DNA Gun Crimes Unit Reduces Turnaround Times for Gun Crimes by Half by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi On June 30, 2022, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham announced the creation of the specialized Office of the …
Article • September 1, 2023 • from CLN September, 2023
‘Lab in a Box’ Provides DNA Results in Minutes by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi The method that law-enforcement agencies use to test a suspect’s DNA is currently undergoing the most significant transformation in the science’s history. New Rapid DNA technology can develop an individual’s DNA profile in one to …
Article • August 1, 2023 • from CLN August, 2023
Research on Persistence of Touch DNA Will Help Investigators Collect More Usable Samples by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott The National Institute of Justice (“NIJ”) is the research, development, and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. Its motto, “strengthen science, advance justice,” informs all its activities. …
Article • August 1, 2023 • from CLN August, 2023
Forensic Genetic Genealogy Has Solved 545 Cases – and Counting by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney According to Tracey Leigh Dowdeswell, forensic genetic genealogy (“FGG”) has solved 545 cases as of December 31, 2022. Dowdeswell is a professor of criminology and legal studies at Douglas College in Canada and is …
Article • June 23, 2023
Former DHS Agent Cut and Pastes Fake DNA Tests Results in Paternity Scandal by A former DHS agent and police officer in Hancock County, Mississippi was arrested on May 8, 2023, for allegedly failing to comply with court ordered child support payments. Sun Herald reported that the former “Sheriff’s Narcotics …
Article • May 29, 2023
Secondary DNA Transfer: Little Known Phenomenon That Puts You at a Crime Scene You’ve Never Visited and Places a Murder Weapon You’ve Never Touched in Your Hand by Miles Dyson by Miles Dyson In 2008, European authorities were hot on the trail of a highly prolific serial killer and burglar. …
Article • May 15, 2023 • from CLN June, 2023
SCOTUS Announces Statute of Limitations for § 1983 Claim Challenging State’s Postconviction DNA Testing Procedures Begins to Run Upon Completion of State-Court Litigation, Including Appeals by Richard Resch by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of the United States held that when a prisoner’s request for postconviction DNA testing of evidence …
Article • May 12, 2023
5 Facts About DNA and Wrongful Convictions by Miles Dyson by Miles Dyson In the pursuit of justice, the role of DNA evidence in criminal cases cannot be overstated. Over the years, groundbreaking advancements in DNA technology have revolutionized the criminal justice system, shedding light on cases plagued by wrongful …
Article • April 15, 2023 • from CLN May, 2023
Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies Meaning of ‘Outcome Determinative’ in Context of Motion for Postconviction DNA Testing by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of Ohio clarified the meaning of “outcome determinative” in the context of a motion filed pursuant to R.C. 2953.73, seeking postconviction DNA testing. Guy Billy …
Article • March 15, 2023 • from CLN April, 2023
Law Enforcement Accesses Commercial DNA Databases Without Warrant by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD Joseph James DeAngelo, known as the Golden State Killer who committed heinous crimes in California during the 1970s and 1980s, has been caught. Police were able to match crime scene DNA to DeAngelo’s distant …
DNA-Based Computer-Generated Mugshots Put Entire Community on Wanted List by Eike Blohm, MD by Eike Blohm, MD Parabon NanoLabs uses DNA from crime scenes to predict the appearance of suspects. A computer-generated mugshot released by the Edmonton Police Service was so generic that thousands of young Black men fit the …
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