Legal Opinion

State v. Anderson

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided August 25, 1994No. 21069PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BACA, Justice.

In this opinion, we address the subject of the admissibility of deoxyribonucleic acid (“DNA”) evidence in New Mexico to inculpate the accused and, more specifically, the admissibility of this evidence obtained through the methods utilized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”). We granted the State’s petition for writ of certiorari pursuant to SCRA 1986, 12-102(A)(6) (Repl.Pamp.1992) to review the Court of Appeals’ decision holding the State’s DNA evidence inadmissible at trial. The Court of Appeals held that the DNA evidence linking Defendant to the crime was…

2Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  3. Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. United States v. John W. DowningCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  5. United States v. John Ray Bonds (91-3610) Mark Verdi (91-3609) and Steven Wayne Yee (91-3608)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by71 opinions

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  4. State v. HarveySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1997
  5. State v. TorresNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1999

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