Tag: Harvin v. State of Maryland

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Harvin v. State of Maryland (2022) Opinion

Appeals Court decision upholding admissibility of process utilizing TrueAllele®, a probabilistic genotyping software (PGS). This process was used to interpret DNA mixtures detected on several items recovered during an investigation of a sexual assault of an 83-year-old female victim. Court’s opinion includes a helpful discussion on experts in general, as well as a discussion on the use of PGS for forensic purposes. Court also discusses the recently adopted Daubert standard in criminal cases.