Legal Opinion
United States v. Lowe
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 16, 1997No. Criminal 95-10404-PBSPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SARIS, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This memorandum addresses a challenge to the admissibility of DNA profiling evidence in a criminal trial. On November 8, 1996, Defendant Paul Lowe was convicted of carjacking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2119, kidnapping, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1201(a), and forcible transportation of another for criminal sexual activity, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2422(a). Prior to trial, pursuant to Fed.R.Evid. 702, 901 and 403, defendant Lowe had filed a motion to exclude evidence that his DNA profile matches the DNA samples in the rape kit of…
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