Legal Opinion
People v. Wesley
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 29, 1994PublishedCited by 270 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
The primary issues on this appeal are whether DNA profiling evidence is admissible in this State and, if so, whether it should have been admitted against defendant in this case. Because such evidence has been accepted and found reliable by the relevant scientific community and because no error was committed in the circumstances of this case, we affirm.
Facts
Defendant appeals, by permission of a Judge of this Court, from an order affirming his conviction for murder in the second degree, rape in the first degree, attempted sodomy in the first degree and burglary in…
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