DNA
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The North Carolina General Statutes provide a state law right for post-conviction DNA testing of biological evidence, in certain circumstances. G.S. 15A-269, -270, and -270.1 set out the procedures for such testing, and those procedures are discussed in detail in the sections that follow.
Keywords: Post Conviction, DNA
This section discusses the admissibility of expert testimony in criminal cases under Evidence Rule 702.
Keywords: Rule 702, Daubert, expert testimony, reliability, forensic evidence, DNA, bite mark, fingerprint, tool mark, blood alcohol, blood spatter, fiber analysis, hair analysis, shoe print, handwriting analysis, nystagmus, HGN, eyewitness identification, drug identification, fire investigation, accident reconstruction, pathology, polygraph, bitemark, toolmark, Howerton, forensic science, sampling