Legal Opinion
Cutchember v. Payne
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 19, 1983No. 81-1045PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Associate Judge:
This is an appeal of a trial court ruling disallowing the introduction of the results of a human leukocyte antigen (HLA) test into evidence. These results would have demonstrated a high degree of probability that appellee fathered appellant’s child. Implicit in the trial court’s ruling is the determination that an HLA test is a blood test within the purview of D.C.Code § 16-2343 (1981), the results of which are, therefore, inadmissible as affirmative proof of paternity over appellee’s objection. We hold that an HLA test is not a blood test within the meaning of §…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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