Legal Opinion

People v. Sprosta

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 18, 2008PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

At trial, the People offered into evidence the case files from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of New York City (hereinafter OCME) which contained the results of DNA testing of samples taken from the victim and the defendant. The files contained reports from an independent laboratory which, under contract with OCME, had performed the tests on the samples taken from the victim. An analyst employed by OCME developed the male and female DNA profiles from the raw data provided by the independent laboratory and entered the male profile into a national database, resulting in a match with…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. People v. RiveraNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. People v. CabanNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. People v. TarsiaNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. RawlinsNew York Court of Appeals · 2008

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Chrysler v. GuineyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2015
  2. People v. RossAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
  3. People v. BaughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  4. People v. HarrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
  5. People v. ColvilleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010

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