In each of the trials from which these appeals have been brought, the judge was asked by the Crown to admit expert DNA evidence against the defendant where the evidence was Low Template DNA evidence and the DNA derived from a mixed sample to which at least two or three had contributed. In each case, 19 or 20 of the components of the appellant’s DNA had been present in the mixture but the experts were unable to give a random match probability. The judge’s decision to admit the evidence was the main issue in each of these appeals.
Judges:
President of the Queens Bench Division
Lord Justice Kitchin
And
Mrs Justice Cox
Citations:
[2013] EWCA Crim 2, [2013] 1 Cr App Rep 32
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Evidence
Updated: 23 March 2022; Ref: scu.470667