Legal Opinion

Graham v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 14, 1983No. 66702PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Banke, Judge.

The appellant was convicted of rape, aggravated assault, aggravated sodomy, and burglary. An expert witness testified concerning the identification of blood samples based on a procedure known as electrophoresis. In his sole enumeration of error, the appellant complains that the trial court erred in allowing the witness to testify concerning the statistical or mathematical probability of certain enzymes being found in the blood of the general population. The witness testified that his statistics were derived from some 2,000 blood samples seen in his lab over a period of time and…

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Jenkins v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1980
  2. Breland v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1975

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. State v. LordWashington Supreme Court · 1992
  2. People v. YoungMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
  3. People v. ReillyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1987
  4. State v. AdamsSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Commonwealth v. GomesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988

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