People v. Lee

The People petitioned for relief pursuant to CAR. 21 from an order of the district court excluding evidence in a felony prosecution as a sanction for a discovery violation. The district court barred the introduction of a DNA comparison intended to link the defendant to a hair recovered from the scene of the alleged crimes because the prosecution failed to provide data indicating the statistical significance of the DNA profile match at least thirty days before trial. This court issued its rule to show cause why the order should not be vacated, and the defendant responded. Under the…