Can DNA evidence be used to prove identity in criminal cases?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Soto, 21 Cal.4th 512, 88 Cal.Rptr.2d 34, 981 P.2d 958 (Cal. 1999):
We consider again the admissibility of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence to prove identity in criminal prosecutions. In People v. Venegas (1998) 18 Cal.4th 47, 74 Cal.Rptr.2d 262, 954 P.2d 525 (Venegas ), we recognized the general scientific acceptance
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