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DNA for the defense bar [Documento electrónico].- Washington, DC : National Institute of Justice - NIJ. Office of Justice Programs. U.S. Department of Justice, 2012.- 1 CD-ROM ; 12 cm. - (DNA Initiative ; NCJ 237975)
Ficheiro de 3,80 MB em formato PDF (192 p.). Disponível também em: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/237975.pdf. Acedido a 09 de outubro de 2012.
ADN, ANÁLISE LABORATORIAL, PROVA, VALOR PROBATÓRIO, JULGAMENTO, ESTADOS UNIDOS
1 Introduction. 2 DNA basics: The Science of DNA. 1. What is DNA? 2. Where is DNA evidence found? 3. What are the basic steps in DNA typing? 4. What are the categories of DNA and DNA tests? 5. Emerging technologies. 6. How to find resources and stay current. 7. Forensic DNA Lab Report. Basics. Endnotes. 3 Discovery: getting to know a case with DNA evidence. 1. From Crime Scene to Laboratory. 2. Lab-directed discovery. 3. Brady and DNA. Cases. Endnotes. 4 DNA Evidence: Evaluation, assessment and response. 1. Evidence. 2. Funding for the Defense DNA Expert. 3. Evidence consumption. Endnotes. 5 DNA basics: Laboratory issues. 1. Standards for labs, personnel and procedures. 2. QAS Requirements for laboratories. 3. QAS Requirements for laboratory procedures. 4. QAS Requirements for laboratory personnel. 6 DNA Basics: Understanding and evaluating test results. 1. With your expert’s guidance, interview the lab analyst. 2. Interpretation and reporting of results. 3. Technical artifacts and interpretation of results. 4. What the DNA results do not show. 5. Alternate theories of defense. 6. DNA and the client. 7. Types of statistics — what do they mean? Endnote. 7 DNA basics: pretrial preparation. 1. Should the defense request testing? 2. Evidentiary issues. 3. DNA Collection — Databanks of convicted person DNA. 4. DNA Collection — Taking DNA from an arrested person by judicial order. 5. DNA Collection — Taking DNA from an arrestee without a warrant. 6. Alternative methods of obtaining DNA evidence — consent. 7. Alternative methods of obtaining DNA evidence — Abandoned property. 8. scientific evidence admissibility standards. 9. Motions in Limine — Statistics issues. 10. Motions in “Limine” — Presence of the defendant’s DNA in the databank. 11. Motions in “Limine” — Hearsay, confrontation and DNA evidence. 12. Admitting evidence. Endnotes. 8 DNA Basics: trial issues. 1. Getting ready for trial. 2. Trial advocacy. 3. DNA and the Jury. 4. Jury selection. 5. Opening statement. 6. Witness preparation. 7. Objections during the State’s direct examination of a DNA expert. 8. Taking juror questions during testimony (if allowed). 9. Effective cross-examination of a DNA expert. 10. Special considerations for trying mtDNA cases. 11. Special considerations for trying Y-STR cases. 12. Voir Dire of the Prosecution’s DNA expert. 13. Stipulations — qualifications and/or results. 14. Questioning law enforcement on evidence collection and chain-of-custody issues. 15. Defense expert testimony issues. 16. Defense case — stay on theme. 17. Defense Counsel’s closing argument in a DNA case. 18. The Prosecution’s closing argument in a DNA case. Endnotes. 9 Delayed posecutions, cold case hits and CODIS. 1. Statute of limitations defenses. 2. John Doe warrants. 3. Due process. 4. The Databank hit case. 5. Review the match report carefully. 6. Arizona Databank matches and use of random match probability in discovery litigation. 7. Identifying the Theory of defense: defenses specifically based on a cold hit. 8. Statistics. 9. Contamination. 10. When the Government cannot produce certain evidence. 11. Cases in which no DNA evidence was tested. Endnotes. 10 Proactive uses of DNA. 1. Using DNA to establish third-party guilt. 2. When to seek postconviction DNA testing. 3. When are you entitled to postconviction DNA testing? Endnotes. Glossary.