People v. Lewis

I concur separately in order to address the admissibility of blood or other serologic-typing evidence.

The admission of blood-typing evidence in this case was not error. Such evidence is generally held to be admissible.

The forensic use of these tests arises principally in two areas-identifying the perpetrators of violent crimes or sexual offenses from traces of blood or semen and ascertaining parentage in child support cases or other litigation. In general, the courts have moved from an initial position of mistrust of such evidence to the present stage of taking judicial notice of the…