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JSM 2002 Abstract #300330
Activity Number: 297
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Statistical Consulting*
Abstract - #300330
Title: Testifying In Criminal Cases Involving DNA Evidence
Author(s): Seymour Geisser*+
Affiliation(s): University of Minnesota
Address: 313 Ford Hall, 224 Church Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, USA
Keywords: criminal law ; statistics and law ; genetics ; DNA evidence ; variable number of tandem repeats
Abstract:

I will discuss testifying in criminal cases and review statistical issues that arose in the interpretation of DNA evidence using variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) to classify an allele. Impediments placed in the way of defense experts will also be exposed.

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