Article:What happens when a jury grapples with perplexing science

Discuss, Discover, Learn, and Share. Feel free to share information.

Moderators: orrb, saw22

Post Reply
Boyd Baumgartner
Posts: 567
Joined: Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:03 am

Article:What happens when a jury grapples with perplexing science

Post by Boyd Baumgartner »

Here's an interesting article regarding a criminal case that utilized a specialized version of DNA analysis that compares how closely viruses are related. All of the players are there: Daubert, Overstating, Jury Interpretation of complex science, Infallibility, QA issues and even Barry Scheck. It's just nice to get perspective on the similarities of the critiques of various techniques.

https://www.wired.com/story/strands-of- ... ing-trial/
Post Reply