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People v. Collins
15 N.Y.S.3d 564 (N.Y. Sup Ct. 2015)
In this case (litigated by New York Legal Aid Society attorneys) you can see: (a) a judge transparently trying to understand the complex topic of high-sensitivity DNA analysis; (b) assessing the who’s-who of the relevant scientific community; and (c) deciding whether there’s something wrong with the defense attorneys objecting to this evidence when proffered by the prosecution and yet relying on it if it exculpates their clients. This opinion also illustrates the extent to which a judge can engage in an assessment of the method even in a Frye opinion.
NOTE: This is a long case, but as you read you'll see I have marked numerous places where you can skim the judge's deccription of the science.
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