Kobilinsky, Lawrence F.

DNA : forensic and legal applications / Lawrence Kobilinsky, Thomas F. Liotti, Jamel Oeser-Sweat. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Interscience, c2005. - xvii, 364 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-294) and index.

Foreword. - Preface. - Acknowledgments. - 1. Biochemistry, Genetics, and Replication of DNA. - 2. Biological Evidence - Science and Criminal Investigation. -3. Forensic DNA Analysis Methods. - 4. Genetics, Statistics, and Databases. - 5. Litigaying a DNA Case. - 6. DNA Evidence at Trial. - 7. Exonerating the Innocent through DNA. - Appendix A : Bibliography: Selected ny Topic Area. - Appendix B : Cases Involving the Admissibility of DNA Evidence. - Appendix C : Information Pertinent to Attempts to Overturn Convictions Based Upon DNA Evidence. - Appendix D : Offenses in New York State Resulting in Mandatory DNA Testing for Database Inclusion. - Appendix E : Postconviction DNA Testing, Preservation of Evidence and Compensation for Wrongful Conviction: Relevent Legislative Information. - Appendix F : Items Obtained through Discovery. - Appendix G : Glossary. - Index.

0471414786 (hbk.)


DNA fingerprinting--United States.
Evidence, Expert--United States.
Forensic genetics--United States.

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