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Principles of Forensic DNA for Officers of the Court

Mixture Laboratory Reporting (cont.)

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While most laboratories now provide some kind of statistical calculation to a mixed sample, it is possible that the laboratory may not base results on the specific circumstances of the case. One appellate court in Michigan held that a DNA mixture was not admissible without accompanying statistical evidence.

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