People v. Rush
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*109OPINION OF THE COURT
Thompson, J.
The defendant was convicted, upon a jury verdict, of one count each of rape in the first degree and robbery in the first degree. The principal evidence implicating the defendant in the commission of the crimes was a DNA profile, which revealed that his DNA matched the DNA in a semen sample recovered from the victim. The DNA profile established that the likelihood of another person having the same DNA profile was one in 500 million. Although the victim selected the defendant’s picture from a photo array and also identified him in a lineup shortly after the crime…
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