I was googling around to see if DNA evidence was as infallible as fingerprint evidence or if it could be wrong. Apparently it can be wrong if samples are improperly collected, stored or tested. Here are some results:
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News feature: Crime and punishment - Nature Medicine
by A Opar - 2006
29 Sep 2006 ... Erroneous DNA evidence was involved in 3 of those convictions. "The value of DNA to identify people is beyond question," says Stephen Saloom ...
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DNA-testing for immigration cases: The risk of erroneous conclusions
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by AO Karlsson - 2007 - Cited by 8 - Related articles
The aim of this study was to analyze the risk of erroneous conclusions in immigration cases ..... [6] I.W. Evett, B.S. Weir, Interpreting DNA Evidence, ...
www.math.chalmers.se/~mostad/Immigration_paper_inpress.pdf
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frontline: what jennifer saw: Frequently Asked Questions | PBS
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Q: What is the chief misconception about DNA evidence? There are several misconceptions. ... Q: Is there opposition to DNA evidence in criminal trials? ...
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DNA Test Sometimes Wrong
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8 Dec 2008 ... Ryan is a DNA Testing expert. He enjoys helping people gain proof of relationships. He enjoys baseball and the outdoors. ...
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the charles smith blog: SECTION ON "ERRONEOUS CONVICTIONS OF THE ...
SECTION ON "ERRONEOUS CONVICTIONS OF THE INNOCENT" FROM PAPER BY STEIKER'S ... After being exonerated by DNA evidence, 41 of the 200 required a pardon, ...
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DNA testing was not safeguarded against error
DNA provides one of the most specific methods of "typing" a person, but many features of ideal data are being violated when evidence has been gathered for ...
www.utexas.edu/courses/bio301d/Topics/DNA/text.html - Cached - Similar
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McDaniel v. Brown (08-559) | LII / Legal Information Institute
If Brown is successful, federal habeas petitioners will be able to supplement the trial record more easily when there is erroneous DNA evidence involved. ...
topics.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/08-559 - Cached
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Dealing with DNA evidence: a legal guide - Google Books Result
Andrei Semikhodskii - 2007 - Law - 177 pages
... on three DNA laboratories in 1987 and 1988 revealed several instances of ... there is a possibility that an erroneous DNA profile would be reported. ...
books.google.co.nz/books?isbn=1845680499...
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DNA and the justice game - Griffith REVIEW
Chisholm also questioned the DNA testing procedures at the Institute of ... including the claim of factual innocence and erroneous DNA evidence. ...
www.griffithreview.com/edition-4/113-reportage/469.html?start... - Cached
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DNA-testing for immigration cases: The risk of erroneous ...
by AO Karlsson - 2007 - Cited by 8 - Related articles
25 Oct 2007 ... The aim of this study was to analyze the risk of erroneous ..... The Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence, National Academy Press, ...