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Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court

Courtroom Admissibility

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Forensic mtDNA analysis has been admitted for trial in at least half of the United States since its introduction in a child homicide case in Tennessee in 1996 and continues to undergo Frye and Daubert hearings in some jurisdictions.

For more information on cases involving an mtDNA admissibility ruling see Module 11.

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