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Serving Southwest Minnesota
DNA Evidence Can Be Powerful. That Does Not Mean It Should Be Accepted at Face Value. For many people accused of a crime, hearing that DNA evidence exists feels like the end of the case. That reaction is understandable. Television, news coverage, and even courtroom arguments often portray DNA as virtually infallible. Many people assume…
What a peer-reviewed study shows about allele sharing, non-donor relatives, contributor number, and defense strategy when DNA is used against you Written by Virginia “Ginny” Barron, Minnesota criminal defense attorney and forensic DNA litigator. A DNA mixture is recovered from a firearm, piece of clothing, vehicle, or other evidence item. The laboratory compares the mixture…
The Critical Truth That Can Decide Your Freedom You can be charged with assault, even if the only evidence against you is your DNA. And in many cases, that evidence does not prove a crime happened at all. That is not a loophole. That is the law. But in courtrooms across Minnesota, juries are often…
And Why It Is Not Nearly as Certain as Prosecutors Claim The prosecutor holds up the lab report and the room shifts. Jurors lean forward. Some stop questioning the evidence entirely. DNA was found, the prosecutor says, and in that moment many jurors assume the case is essentially solved. Prosecutors know it. Investigators know it….
A Man Was Charged Based on DNA Alone A man was accused of a violent crime he did not commit, because his DNA was found in the wrong place. There were no eyewitnesses who identified him. No surveillance footage. No known connection to the victim. No motive. Just DNA. The prosecution’s theory was simple: “His…
A defendant’s guide to probabilistic DNA evidence — and why a high likelihood ratio is not the same as proof of guilt. You’ve just been told the DNA doesn’t lie. Here’s what they didn’t tell you about the number. STRmix is probabilistic genotyping (PG) software used by forensic laboratories, including the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal…
The smallest amount of DNA, too little to see, too little to measure without a microscope, can be enough to charge you with a serious crime in Minnesota. Your DNA was found at the scene. That is what the prosecutor is going to tell the jury. What the jury does not hear is that the…
Minnesota DNA Defense Attorney Explains How DNA Evidence Is Challenged Jurors often hear a statistic without ever hearing the assumptions behind it. Many defendants never realize the real battle is hidden inside the underlying data. If DNA evidence is being used against you in Minnesota, the lab has already drawn its conclusions. A report has…
A Minnesota Criminal Defense Perspective A “DNA match” is often presented in court as powerful, definitive proof. Jurors hear that a defendant’s DNA “matches” evidence from a crime scene, and the implication is immediate: the science proves guilt. What Does a DNA Match Mean? (Short Answer) A DNA match means a person’s genetic profile is…
DNA evidence does not prove guilt, especially in complex mixture cases. What is often presented in court as objective science is, in reality, a layered process built on assumptions, statistical modeling, software settings, and human decision-making. DNA mixture interpretation is not a direct measurement. It is a scientific opinion generated from data, assumptions, and software…
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