State v. Ford

Toal, Justice:

This case presents the novel issue of whether a new scientific technique, DNA Print Identification or Restriction Fragment Link Polymorphism (RFLP) is admissible into evidence in a judicial proceeding in South Carolina.

Stacy Ford appeals his conviction of conspiracy, kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct in the first degree. We affirm.

In the early morning hours on November 1, 1987, the victim rode home from a Georgetown County nightclub with Ford’s codefendant Archie Fraser. After they had driven approximately one-half mile, a man rose out of the back seat. He was wearing a…