Legal Opinion
People v. Soto
California Supreme Court
Decided August 23, 1999No. S044043PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BAXTER, J.
I. Introduction
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 of restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis as a means of comparing the DNA in a known sample (e.g., blood from a suspect) with the DNA in a questioned sample (e.g., blood or semen taken from a crime scene). Venegas further found general scientific acceptance of the modified ceiling principle,…
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