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Supreme Court of Maryland: Disbarment, DNA testing, reasonable suspicion
Disbarment — DNA testing — reasonable suspicion
Judge allows advanced DNA evidence in Gilgo Beach serial killing trial
A New York judge ruled advanced DNA evidence can be used in Rex Heuermann’s Gilgo Beach murder trial, marking a major step in forensic science.
Top MD court affirms denial of PG County man’s motion for new trial after DNA test
The Maryland Supreme Court denied a new trial after testing showed no victim DNA on a gun barrel used in a 2008 sexual assault case.
Crime lab backlogs soared after Baltimore prosecutors pushed to test every gun
In August 2018, amid relentless gun violence sweeping the city, the Baltimore Police Department’s forensic laboratory dramatically shifted priorities: The lab began processing every recovered firearm for fingerprints and DNA […]
Maryland board OKs additional $83K to exoneree in 1984 killing
Maryland has agreed to pay the first death row inmate exonerated post-conviction by DNA an additional $83,000.
Defendants have greater right under Md.’s Constitution than U.S., high court says
The Maryland Constitution gives criminal defendants a greater right to confront prosecution witnesses than guaranteed under the federal Constitution, Maryland’s top court said Thursday in holding that the accused have […]
A tree’s DNA leads to lumber-related conviction
Welcome to Monday, the 37th anniversary of Democratic presidential nominee Walter Mondale’s selection of Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate, marking the first time a woman’s name was on a […]
Woman who says Trump raped her seeks his DNA
NEW YORK — Lawyers for a woman who accuses President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s are asking for a DNA sample, seeking to determine whether his genetic […]
Baltimore man sues DNA testing lab over faulty paternity test report
A Baltimore man has sued an Ohio company that does DNA testing, saying he was misled by a paternity test result that incorrectly indicated he was the father of a […]
Study: DNA websites cast broad net for identifying people
About 60 percent of the U.S. population with European heritage may be identifiable from their DNA by searching consumer websites, even if they've never made their own genetic information available, a study estimates.
Condo spends $2,500 on DNA kits to solve dog poop mysteries
Fed up with dog poop being left around, board members at a Maryland condominium complex are now relying on DNA samples to police unscooped feces.
DNA leads to man’s conviction in 2008 Maryland rape case
A man has been convicted of rape and false imprisonment in a 2008 Maryland cold case.
