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Extracts from The Forensic Institute Newsletter - March 2008 The Forensic Institute has provided expertise in many cases relating to Low Copy Number DNA profiles. No doubt the decision in the Omagh trial will see this trend continue, and we expect it will have significant repercussions for the thousands of convictions already obtained across the United Kingdom. It does raise a broader question ... Another area which has occupied the Institute over the past year is the disclosure of case material by laboratories engaged by the prosecution. Under both legislation and common law, the defence is entitled to disclosure. Nonetheless, we have been forced into ongoing battles ... “ What is the statistical value that should be assigned to a DNA match that has occurred as a result of a database search?” (A ‘cold hit’.) ... The Forensic Institute is pleased to welcome Dr Rhonda Wheate to the team. Dr Wheate is a PhD graduate of the University of New South Wales, Australia ( Australian Defence Force Academy). Her PhD investigated the ability of jurors to comprehend complex scientific evidence and surveyed a broad range of forensic scientists to identify crucial issues surrounding the presentation of scientific evidence in court. Full Newsletter >>>

Extracts from The Forensic Institute Newsletter - March 2008

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