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I admit that I don't know any more about DNA matching than can be gleaned from occasionally watching the news. But if there are, say, a dozen serious suspects
by jimhefferon 12y ago
I admit that I don't know any more about DNA matching than can be gleaned from occasionally watching the news. But if there are, say, a dozen serious suspects and this matches one then isn't that persuasive? That is, searching an entire database of DNA samples requires more hits to be convincing, in my mind, than does matching among a tiny group.
- TheCraiggers 12y agoBy itself, I would imagine that might be enough to prove the innocence of some of the suspects, but not necessarily enough to prove the guilt of one suspect. Of course each court is different and the amount of evidence needed to convict isn't always the same.