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R v. Doheny and Adams (1996)

UK Court of Appeal judgment (Lord Justice Phillips) establishing the framework for DNA statistical evidence: the expert reports the random-match probability; the jury weighs that probability against the other evidence; conflating the two produces the prosecutor's fallacy.

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BSA 2023 § 39Daubert standardELSI (Ethical, Legal and Social Implications)Familial searchingFrye standardPeople v. Castro (1989)Prosecutor's fallacy

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