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A notice to be read by those prosecuted where evidence includes DNA mixture analysis conducted by a crime laboratory in the state of Texas.
An article from the California Association of Criminalists detailing the facts and misconcenptions of DNA testing as admissible trace evidence.
An article from Boston University urging for the use of new tools and strategies for forensic scientists to use for DNA testing and analysis.
An annotated PNAS article evaluating the statistical methodology in the evaluation of DNA evidence that references cases using DNA evidence.
Presentation by NACDL with the Innocence Network on DNA and potential innocence.
A case report on the DNA testing of a murder weapon and how the suspect in question was not the contributor of the detected DNA profile.
A quarterly periodical with multiple articles relating to various fields within criminology.
Amicus curiae brief of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in support of respondent.
